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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 22 > Reinventing the engine

Reinventing the engine

Redmond inventor's efficient design could have wide-ranging effects

By David Fisher / The Bulletin
May 22, 2007

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the ones that move society forward the most.

Running a pole between two wheels to make an axle. Running steam through a tube to drive a piston. Building an engine into a cart to make a car.

Working out of his nondescript garage in Redmond, Brad Raether thinks he....

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