Al-Jazari

Al-Jazari

male
connecting rod, clock, mechanical, segment, reciprocatingengine, cam…reciprocating piston engine
Ibn Ismail Ibn al-Razzaz Al-Jazari I (1136-1206) was an important Arab Muslim scholar, inventor, and mechanical engineer during the Islamic Golden...
Dick Scobee

Dick Scobee

male, deceased (1986)
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, American military, University of Arizona alumni, purple heart, Space Program Fatality, Commissioned Officer…reciprocatingengine
Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut who died commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which...

Harold Kosoff

male, deceased (1995)
inventor, battery, reciprocatingengine, credited, free piston engine, chainless bicycle
Harold Kosoff (November 5, 1930 - March 12, 1995) was an inventor. He is credited with inventing the free piston engine and the battery-powered...