Etienne Lenoir
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About
Invented the first internal combustion engine in 1858.
Before Fame
He taught himself chemistry and engineering.
Trivia
His first gas-powered car, built in 1862, reached speeds of three miles per hour.
Family Life
His family moved from Luxembourg to Paris where he spent his teenage years.
Associated With
He envisioned the automobile decades before Henry Ford made it commercially successful.
