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Carl Eugen Langen(9 October 1833 inCologne– 2 October 1895 inElsdorf) was a German entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, involved in the development of thepetrol engineand theWuppertal Suspension Railway.In 1857 he worked in his father's sugar factory, JJ Langen & Söhne, and after extensive technical training at the Polytechnic institute inKarlsruhe,patented a method for producingsugar cubes.In 1870 he co-foundedPfeifer & Langen,still in operation today.[1]He sold this method in 1872 to SirHenry Tateof England, founder of theTate Galleryin London.
Otto and Langen
editIn 1864, Langen metNicolaus August Ottowho was working to improve thegas engineinvented by BelgianEtienne Lenoir.The technically–trained Langen recognized the potential of Otto's development, and one month after the meeting, founded the first engine factory in the world, NA Otto & Cie. At the1867 Paris World Exhibition,their improved engine received the Grand Prize.[2]
Deutz
editAfter this first factory went bankrupt, Langen founded a new company for the construction of gas engines,Gasmotoren-Fabrik Deutz,which later became the group Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD).[3]This became the currentDeutz AG.Langen invented and applied new methods of production in the KHD factory.
Railway equipment
editIn the field of rail transport equipment, Langen was co-owner and engineer of the Cologne Waggonfabrik van der Zypen & Charlier. He started thesuspension railwaysystem inWuppertalin 1894.
See also
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- ^Pfeifer & Langen company history
- ^"'Object of the Week' blog | D*Hub | Page 207174 ".Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2012.
- ^Wise, David Burgess. "Daimler: Founder of the Four-Wheeler", in Northey, Tom, ed.World of Automobiles(London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 5, p.483, subscription required.