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Nikolaus Otto

1832 – 1891

The four-stroke engine that moved the 20th century.

Germany·Engineering

Alfred Nobel

1833 – 1896

Invented dynamite, then endowed the prizes to redeem the legacy.

Sweden·Chemistry · Engineering

Karl Benz

1844 – 1929

Built and patented the first practical automobile.

Germany·Engineering

Nikola Tesla

1856 – 1943

Alternating current, induction motors and radio principles.

Serbia·Engineering · Physics

Guglielmo Marconi

1874 – 1937

Made radio a transatlantic reality.

Italy·Engineering · PhysicsNobel