Profession: Mechanical Engineer
Biography: Diesel is the namesake and inventor of the diesel engine, for which he created the first prototype and gained the first patent in 1893. He is also well known for the mysterious circumstances of his disappearance aboard ship in the English Channel.
Born: March 18, 1858
Birthplace: Paris, France
Star Sign: Pisces
Died: September 29, 1913 (aged 55)
Cause of Death: Disappeared in 1913
Historical Events
- 1893-08-10 Rudolf Diesel's prime model internal combustion engine, a single 10-foot iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base, runs on its own power for the first time in Augsburg, Germany
- 1898-08-09 Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent #608,845 for his internal combustion engine, later known as the diesel engine
Biographies and Sources
- Rudolf Diesel - Lemelson-MIT
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