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Brayton, George
| (1830-1892), U.S. mechanical engineer and pioneer in the development of internal combustion engines, invented the continuous ignition combustion engine that later became the basis for the turbine engine. He is believed to be first in the United States to manufacture and sell gas turbines commercially (in the Providence, Rhode Island, area). He began working on internal combustion engines in the 1870s. His internal combustion engine contained a diaphragm through which flame entered the water-cooled cylinder, creating poor combustion (George B. Selden later patented an engine identical to Brayton's except that it omitted the diaphragm). He was born Oct. 3, 1830, Rhode Island, and died Dec. 17, 1892, London, England. |
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