Historedia
Person

Robert Stirling

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1816

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Stirling, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Robert Stirling patents the Stirling air engine

    1816

    Role: Inventor and Patentee

    1. 1816 · United Kingdom1816 Patent

      Robert Stirling patented his air engine in 1816, describing a closed-cycle heat engine and an 'economiser' heat exchanger.

Sources

  1. Robert Stirling Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  2. Stirling engine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08