Rudolph Diesel was a German engineer who in 1892 created the diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine. He was born on the 18th of March, 1858 in Paris. Rudolph was born into a poor family and was surrounded by poverty almost all of his life, making for a very unhappy childhood. Diesel started his education in Paris where he was an excellent student. He enjoyed art and spent a lot of his time in the …
showed first 75 words of 875 total

showed last 75 words of 875 total
…heavy auxiliaries became unnecessary. In the years 1923 to 24 the first diesel-driven lorries were built, and in 1936 series production of the first car with a diesel engine began. The diesel remains the thermal engine that works most economically. Today, diesel engines power lorries, buses, tractors, heavy trucks, construction and agricultural equipment, some cars and most commercially operated boats. Other major fields of application are railways and power stations, in which generators are driven by diesel engines.