History                                                                                                                             

 

• 1896- Gottfried Daimler and Rudolf Diesel, German inventors design the first supercharger for an engine
  
• 1905- A Swiss, Dr. Alfred Buchi was granted the patent  for the first supercharger driven by exhaust gas pulses.
  
• 1910- General Electric begins to manufacture turbochargers.
  
• 1915- Dr. Alfred Buchi develops a turbocharger for diesel engines.
  
• 1918- An engineer for General Electric, Dr. Sanford Moss, introduced aviation related turbocharging.
  
• 1920- Lt. John Macready fly a LaPere bi-plane with a turbocharged 12-cylinder engine and brakes the altitude record, flying 33,113ft above sea level. 
  
• Late 1940's- Cliff Garrett committed to design a turbocharger that would be applicable to small engines.
  
• 1962/1963- The first turbo powered passenger cars are produced. They are Chevrolet Corvair Monza and Oldsmobile Jetfire.
  
• 1970's- Turbocharging is introduced to Formula 1 racing.
  
• 1978- The first turbo-diesel car is produced; Mercedes-Benz 300 SD.
  
• 1981- Second turbo-diesel car is produced; VW Golf.