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Rudolf Diesel
Diesel c. 1900
Born
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel

(1858-03-18)18 March 1858
Paris, France
Died29 September 1913(1913-09-29) (aged 55)
English Channel
Resting placeNorth Sea
NationalityGerman
Other namesOscar Lintz
Alma materTechnical University of Munich
Occupations
  • Engineer
  • inventor
  • entrepreneur
Employers
  • Sulzer
  • Linde
  • MAN AG
  • Krupp
Known forInventing the diesel engine
Spouse
Martha Flasche
(m. 1883)
Children3
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1901)
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Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: /ˈdzəlˌ -səl/,[1] German: [ˈdiːzl̩] ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who is famous for having invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him.

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, retrieved 13 April 2022

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referring to the Diesel engine, first introduced by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and the Otto cycle, as a reference to Nicolaus Otto (even though the...

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