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What critical feature did the 1860 Lenoir atmospheric engine lack compared to later designs?
What device, known by 100 AD in Austronesian regions, exemplified early rapid energy expansion?
Which inventor patented principles related to gas turbines by the 1790s?
What innovation defined the revolution that rendered the atmospheric engine obsolete for high-power applications?
Nicolaus Otto patented the first successful compressed charge, four-stroke cycle engine in which year?
How was the fuel mixture ignited in Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir's 1860 engine?
What was the key advantage of the Otto-Langen engine over the earlier Lenoir engine regarding fuel use?
Which engine, cited for its durability in heavy-duty applications, began production around 1984?
What concept did Alphonse Beau de Rochas describe in 1861 regarding engine principles?
What mechanism distinguishes Rudolf Diesel's engine development (1892) from Lenoir's spark ignition?
What voltage did Thomas Edison's initial Direct Current system typically distribute power at?
What was the primary geographical constraint imposed by Edison's low-voltage DC distribution system?
Which individuals are famously associated with promoting Alternating Current (AC) technology against Edison?
What is the fundamental difference in current flow between DC and AC according to the text?
How did AC technology overcome the long-distance transmission limitations inherent in Edison's DC system?
What dramatic demonstration did Edison employ in his public campaign against the perceived danger of AC?
What crucial economic factor positioned AC as superior for grid expansion?
Where was Thomas Edison's first power station, which used DC to light up Lower Manhattan in 1882, located?
What significant event demonstrated AC's capacity and reliability on a grand scale, serving as a turning point?