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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.
Clessie Lyle Cummins (December 27, 1888 – August 17, 1968) was the founder of the Cummins Engine Co. He was an entrepreneur who improved on existing diesel engines, created new diesel engine designs, was awarded 33 United States patents for his inventions, and set five world records for endurance and speed for trucks, buses and race cars.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Talitha Dina Getty (née Pol; 18 October 1940 – 11 July 1971) [1] was a Dutch actress, socialite, and model who was regarded as a style icon of the late 1960s. She lived much of her adult life in Britain and, in her final years, was closely associated with the Moroccan city of Marrakesh. Her husband was the oil heir and subsequent ...
Nazi Party. Spouse (s) Hildegard Mannesmann, Ilse Göring [1] Rudolf Diels (16 December 1900 – 18 November 1957) was a German civil servant and head of the Gestapo in 1933–34. [2] He obtained the rank of SS- Oberführer and was a protégé of Hermann Göring.
It pays to be part of the Fast family. Though the ninth installment in the saga, titled simply F9, has yet to open in U.S. theaters, the movie already earned more than $270 million overseas. Even ...