Rudolf Diesel. Portrait of Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-1913),German engineer. Diesel was a brilliant student,graduating with the highest- ever marks from the Munich Technical University. In the 1890s he experimented with internal combustion engines. His design used the heat generated in compressing air in a cylinder to ignite a fuel mixture without needing a spark. The engine was heavy,but safe and efficient. The engine was first exhibited at the Munich Exhibition of 1898. It found uses in ships and locomotives,making Diesel a millionaire. He probably committed suicide,disappearing overboard from a ship. Photographed in 1895 | |
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