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00:00:35 1 Terminology
00:03:44 2 History
00:03:53 2.1 Antiquity
00:06:03 2.2 Medieval
00:07:12 2.3 Industrial Revolution
00:09:00 2.4 Automobiles
00:09:41 2.4.1 Horizontally opposed pistons
00:10:31 2.4.2 Advancement
00:11:41 2.4.3 Increasing power
00:12:28 2.4.4 Combustion efficiency
00:13:20 2.4.5 Engine configuration
00:15:21 3 Types
00:15:41 3.1 Heat engine
00:15:50 3.1.1 Combustion engine
00:16:05 3.1.1.1 Internal combustion engine
00:16:43 3.1.1.2 External combustion engine
00:18:10 3.1.1.3 Air-breathing combustion engines
00:19:11 3.1.1.4 Environmental effects
00:20:23 3.1.1.5 Air quality
00:21:02 3.1.2 Non-combusting heat engines
00:22:04 3.2 Non-thermal chemically powered motor
00:22:30 3.3 Electric motor
00:25:56 3.4 Physically powered motor
00:26:40 3.4.1 Pneumatic motor
00:27:33 3.4.2 Hydraulic motor
00:27:53 4 Performance
00:28:02 4.1 Engine speed
00:29:03 4.2 Thrust
00:29:31 4.3 Torque
00:30:35 4.4 Power
00:32:14 4.5 Efficiency
00:32:34 4.6 Sound levels
00:34:00 5 Engines by use
00:34:42 6 See also



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An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy. Heat engines, like the internal combustion engine, burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to do work. Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion, pneumatic motors use compressed air, and clockwork motors in wind-up toys use elastic energy. In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion.