James Atkinson (inventor)

James Atkinson (1846 – 1914)[1] of Hampstead was a British engineer who invented several engines with greater efficiency than the Otto cycle.

The most well-known of Atkinson's engines is the "Cycle 1887", patented in 1887.

He was awarded the John Scott Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1889.

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: 347.

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