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Story of the development of engines and motors, with particular emphasis on the ones that have profoundly changed society. Beginning with the steam engine, we see how it was developed and how it works, in Season 9, Episode 32, “Engines.” #ModernMarvels
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I got my degree in automotive engineering and I had to take an English class and I wrote my college dissertation on the rotary
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, all experts in automobile production, established from their beginnings that the terms 'motor' and 'engine' are completely interchangeable.
Question: Why can't an efficient Sterling engine be used in a hybrid to turn a generator at a fixed pace, providing a steady flow of electricity?
engine n motor; internal combustion engine n electric motor; engine n motor are synonyms, used interchangeably in certain occasions
Wow, that engine is from the future. robert stirling was hooked up.
Never would have figured that Thos. Edison invented the tattoo gun. Dang.
Watching this in 2024 it’s funny to hear them say that electric cars will have a hard time competing against combustion engine vehicles
One of best narrators of all time!!! History channel was awesome, my whole family loved modern marvels.
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Yes electric vehicles like Tesla and others are vastly improved. I'll stick to my Cummins powered Ram pickup for towing