Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Diesel was the German engineer who invented the diesel engine in the 1890s.
His engine used compression ignition rather than spark plugs, making it more fuel-efficient than gasoline engines.
Diesel engines now power trucks, ships, trains, and heavy machinery worldwide.
Diesel disappeared from a ship crossing the English Channel in 1913; his death remains unexplained.
- engineMachine producing motion
- internal combustionFuel ignites in cylinders
- fuelEnergy source material
- peanut oilLegume-derived cooking fat
- inventorCreator of original devices
German · combustion · fuel injection · piston · ignition · locomotive · compression · patent · patent dispute · engineer · oil · machinery · industrial · big rig · submarine · truck · efficiency · German engineering
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