Rudolf Diesel - Man Behind the "Diesel Engine"
                     Rudolf Diesel - 
Man Behind the 
" Diesel Engine 
".
Introduction
The engine that bears his name set off a 
new chapter in the Industrial Revolution, 
but German engineer Rudolf Diesel 
(1858–1913), who grew up in France, 
initially thought his invention would help 
small businesses and artisans, not 
industrialists.
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Early Life
Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris, France, in 
1858. His parents were Bavarian 
immigrants. At the outbreak of the 
Franco-German War, the family was 
deported to England in 1870.
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Early Life cont.
In 1890 he took a job heading the 
engineering department of the same 
refrigeration firm in its Berlin location, 
and during his off time (to keep his 
patents) would experiment with his 
engine designs. 
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The Diesel 
Engine
Rudolf Diesel designed many heat 
engines, including a solar-powered air 
engine. In 1892 he applied for a patent 
and received a development patent for 
his diesel engine. 
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Rudolf Diesel's 
prime model
In 1893 he published a paper describing 
an engine with combustion within a 
cylinder, the internal combustion engine. 
In Augsburg, Germany, on August 10, 
1893, Rudolf Diesel's prime model, a 
single 10-foot iron cylinder with a 
flywheel at its base, ran on its own power 
for the first time.
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Legacy
Rudolf Diesel's inventions have three 
points in common: They relate to heat 
transference by natural physical 
processes or laws, they involve markedly 
creative mechanical design, and they 
were initially motivated by the inventor's 
concept of sociological needs—by finding 
a way to enable independent craftsmen 
and artisans to compete with large 
industry.
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Power pipelines
His engines have been used to power 
pipelines, electric and water plants, 
automobiles and trucks, and marine 
craft, and soon after were used in mines, 
oil fields, factories, and transoceanic 
shipping. More efficient, more powerful 
engines allowed boats to be bigger and 
more goods to be sold overseas.
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Death
In 1913, Rudolf Diesel disappeared en 
route to London while on an ocean 
steamer coming back from Belgium to 
attend the "groundbreaking of a new 
diesel-engine plant—and to meet with 
the British navy about installing his 
engine on their submarines.
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