Rudolf Diesel was the second of three children born to Theodor and Elise Diesel on March 18, 1858 in the city of Paris, France. The son of German-born immigrants, Theodor Diesel had migrated from his ...
Rudolf Diesel died in mysterious circumstances before he was able to capitalise on his ingenious invention. It was 22:00. Rudolf Diesel had retired to his cabin aboard the SS Dresden, travelling from ...
Today everybody knows about Diesel engines. They are everywhere—on streamlined trains, long-distance trucks, planes, ships, submarines. The fire-fated German dirigible Hindenburg was Diesel-powered; ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Douglas Brunt discusses what diesel engines are. Corner Bookstore in New York City hosted this event and author Joseph Kanon served as the ...
If he were still alive today, German engineer Rudolf Diesel would be 154 years old this Sunday. To celebrate the birthday of the man who brought us - what else? - the diesel engine, we have rounded up ...
On Feb. 23, 1892, Rudolf Diesel obtained German patent RP 67207 for an internal combustion engine that required no ignition source and proved over time far more mechanically efficient than ...
Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, turns 150 this year. Or, at least he would if he hadn't died 95 years ago. To celebrate (his 150th, not the death) Mercedes has announced a new ...
At the crossroads of its lifecycle, the diesel engine stands vilified for having polluted the air for decades, bringing disease and death to millions. By Avik Chattopadhyay Diesel is a very bad word ...
Rudolf Diesel died in mysterious circumstances before he was able to capitalise on his ingenious invention. It was 22:00. Rudolf Diesel had retired to his cabin aboard the SS Dresden, travelling from ...
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