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Ivan Polzunov

Russian inventor
Ivan Ivanovich Polzunov was a Russian inventor. He created the first steam engine in Russia and the first two-cylinder engine in the world. Minor planet 1978SP7 is named in his honor, as is a crater on the Moon. Wikipedia
Born: March 14, 1728, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Died: May 27, 1766 (age 38 years), Barnaul, Russia