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  2. Rudolf Diesel - Wikipedia

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    Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: / ˈ d iː z əl ˌ-s əl /, [1] German: ⓘ; 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. Rudolf Diesel | Inventor of Internal Combustion Engine,...

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    Rudolf Diesel (born March 18, 1858, Paris, France—died September 29, 1913, at sea in the English Channel) was a German thermal engineer who invented the internal-combustion engine that bears his name. He was also a distinguished connoisseur of the arts, a linguist, and a social theorist.

  4. Rudolf Diesel, Inventor of the Diesel Engine - ThoughtCo

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    Rudolf Diesel was a French-German engineer who made an enormous impact on the world when he patented the diesel engine in 1893.

  5. When the Inventor of the Diesel Engine Disappeared

    www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-inventor-diesel-engine-disappeared...

    Rudolf Diesel was a talented inventor who designed devices from refrigerators to steam engines, but his eponymous engine is what he is best known for.

  6. Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel - Biography, Facts and Pictures

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    Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel made a great contribution in the field of mechanical engineering, particularly in today’s transportation powering methods. He is most famous for having invented the diesel engine with his 1893 patent for a “new rational heat engine.”

  7. Rudolf Diesel - Lemelson

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    Rudolf Diesel, born on March 18, 1858 in Paris, created the pressure-ignited heat engine known commonly as the diesel engine. After graduating from Munich Polytechnic, he began working as a refrigerator engineer for the Linde Ice Machine Company in Paris, moving to Berlin in 1890 to manage the company’s technical office.

  8. Rudolf Diesel - Encyclopedia.com

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    The German mechanical engineer Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913) is remembered for the compression-ignition internal combustion engine which bears his name. Rudolf Diesel was born March 18, 1858, in Paris. His interest in mechanics was early roused by frequent visits to the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers.

  9. A plan drawing of the internal combustion engine invented by Rudolf Diesel in 1897. Diesel set himself the task of translating theory into practice. He failed. His first working engine was only...

  10. Rudolf Diesel: The Mind Behind the Engine

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    Rudolf Diesel, a French-German engineer and inventor, is responsible for the creation of the Diesel engine, which is where this invention draws its name. Rudolf Diesel is an interesting example of a brilliant scientist who was never quite fully appreciated for his work in his lifetime.

  11. Late Great Engineers: Rudolf Diesel - Powering the modern world

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    With the development of his eponymous engine, Rudolf Diesel was to have a profound effect on the way industry, transportation and international freight shaped the 20th century. Written by Nick Smith.