1876: Nikolaus August Otto patented the first four-stroke engine in Germany. 1885: Gottlieb Daimler of Germany invented the prototype of the modern gasoline engine.

Who invented engine first?

The first stationary gasoline engine developed by Carl Benz was a one-cylinder two-stroke unit which ran for the first time on New Year's Eve 1879.

When was the first engine made?

The first commercially successful internal combustion engine was created by Étienne Lenoir around 1860 and the first modern internal combustion engine was created in 1876 by Nicolaus Otto (see Otto engine).