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  2. Rudolf Diesel - Wikipedia

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    Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: / ˈdiːzəlˌ - səl /, [1] German: [ˈdiːzl̩] ⓘ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him.

  3. Diesel (1942 film) - Wikipedia

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    Diesel is a 1942 German biographical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner, and Paul Wegener. It portrays the life of Rudolf Diesel, the German inventor of the diesel engine. [1] It was one of a series of prestigious biopics made in Nazi Germany portraying genius inventors or artists struggling against the ...

  4. Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot - Wikipedia

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    Portrait by Louis-Léopold Boilly (1813). Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French: [nikɔla leɔnaʁ sadi kaʁno]; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer and physicist. A graduate of the École polytechnique, Carnot served as an officer in the Engineering Arm (le génie) of the French Army. He also pursued scientific ...

  5. Vin Diesel - Wikipedia

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    Vin Diesel. Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended NYC's Hunter College, where studies in creative writing led ...

  6. Imanuel Lauster - Wikipedia

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    Imanuel Lauster. Münster am Neckar [de], Stuttgart. Württemberg, Germany. Imanuel Lauster (28 January 1873 – 15 March 1948) was a German engineer and businessman, who worked for Rudolf Diesel and drew up Diesel’s design for the first Diesel engine, [1] Motor 250/400. He also served as the head of M.A.N.'s board of directors from 1932 to 1934.

  7. Vin Diesel remembers Paul Walker on the 8-year ... - AOL

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    Vin Diesel is reflecting on eight years without his Fast & Furious co-star and close friend Paul Walker.. In his message to his friend "Pablo," the action star (real name: Mark Sinclair) made it ...

  8. Portal:Bavaria/Selected biography/2 - Wikipedia

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    Bavaria/Selected biography/2. Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel ( German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːdɔlf ˈkʁɪstjan ˈkaʁl ˈdiːzəl]; March 18, 1858 – last seen alive September 29, 1913) was a French / German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine . Diesel was born in Paris, France in 1858 as the second ...

  9. Vin Diesel Explains What Caused Feud With The Rock: It ... - AOL

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    Shedding light. Vin Diesel is getting honest about his past feud with Fast & Furious costar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Diesel, 53, is a producer on the franchise so when Johnson 49, took on ...