"Now that's a good question! - He replied thoughtfully - Especially since it's not just up to us, unfortunately."
Battista cared a lot about that project. He was sure that realising it would bring great benefits to both him and the institute, and not just prestige: that object was also worth a lot of money.
Many millions of engines are built every year, each one has an average of three or four cylinders with an accompanying distribution, each one costing at least a hundred Euros... just do the maths.
He had patented the idea to protect it from scoundrels, because it was impossible to keep it secret, and of scoundrels, you know, Italy is full. However, he did not count himself among them, so, knowing full well that without the means of the school he would never have been able to do anyth
