What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Nikolaus August Otto Father Of The Internal Combustion Engine 1832 - 1891. The Otto Engine first built in 1876 in the still existing engine factory at Cologne-Deutz initiated the advance of the internal combustion engine over the world
Nikolaus Otto was a German engineer who developed the first efficient four-stroke internal combustion engine in 1876, fundamentally advancing automotive and industrial technology.
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