This makes avery stable âsaltyâ water molecule.This property of water allows for the transport of nutrients vital to life in animals and plants.A drop of rainwater falling through the air dissolves atmospheric gases. When rain reaches the earth, itaffects the quality of the land, lakes and rivers.
Energy Use and the Internal Combustion Engine. The first gasoline-fueled, four-stroke cycle engine was built in Germany in 1876. In 1886, Carl Benz began the first commercial production of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. By the 1890s, motor cars reached their modern stage of development.
1 1873: American engineer George Brayton developed a two-stroke kerosene engine. 2  It is considered to be the first safe and practical oil engine. 3  1876: Nikolaus August Otto patented the first four-stroke engine in Germany. 4  1885: Gottlieb Daimler invented the prototype of the modern gasoline engine. 1873: American engineer George Brayton developed a two-stroke kerosene engine. 2  It is considered to be the first safe and practical oil engine. 3  1876: Nikolaus August Otto patented the first four-stroke engine in Germany. 4  1885: Gottlieb Daimler invented the prototype of the modern gasoline engine.