The Silent Engine You Start With a Match

This May 1960 Popular Science article highlights the stirling engine as the future in power production for various applications around the home. From the article: "As tomorrow's outboard or mower engine, it ducks many griefs built into gasoline putt-putts. It has no carburetor, ignition, spark plug or valves. Having no exhaust, it needs no muffler. Even in one-cylinder form, it is vibration-free. You can run it on gas, kerosene, fuel oil or burning straw. It can be compact, delivering up to two horsepower per cubic inch of piston displacement."

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