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	*[http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldiesel.htm Biography from About.com]		*[http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldiesel.htm Biography from About.com]
	*[http://www.hempcar.org/diesel.shtml Biography from Hempcar.org]		*[http://www.hempcar.org/diesel.shtml Biography from Hempcar.org]
	*{{US patent\|0542846}}
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 [[Image:Rudolf_Diesel.jpg|thumb|Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)]]
 '''Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel''' March 18, 1858 – September 30, 1913 was a [[Germany|German]] [[inventor]], famous for the invention of the [[Diesel engine]]. He was born in [[Paris]] and died on the [[English Channel]].
 ==Early life==
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 ==The invention==
-Rudolf Diesel developed the idea of an engine that relied on a high compression of the fuel to ignite it, eliminating the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]].   He received a patent for the device on [[February 23]], [[1892]] and a major milestone was achieved when he was able to run a single piston engine for one minute on [[February 17]], [[1894]]. The engine was fueled by powdered coal injected with compressed air. This machine stood 10 feet (3 m) tall, and achieved a compression of 80 atmospheres (8100 kPa). He built an improved prototype in early [[1897]] while working at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg (from 1906 on the [[MAN AG|MAN]]) plant at [[Augsburg, Germany|Augsburg]].  Diesel's engine had some similarities with an engine invented by [[Herbert Akroyd Stuart]] in 1890.  Diesel was embroiled for some years in various patent disputes and arguments over priority, but in the end he prevailed, and his invention came to be called the [[diesel engine]].  He continued its development over the next three years, began production (the first commercial engine was at a brewery in the United States), and secured licenses from firms in several countries.  He became a millionaire.
+Rudolf Diesel developed the idea of an engine that relied on a high compression of the fuel to ignite it, eliminating the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]].   He received a patent for the device on February 23, 1892 and a major milestone was achieved when he was able to run a single piston engine for one minute on February 17, 1894. The engine was fueled by powdered coal injected with compressed air. This machine stood 10 feet (3 m) tall, and achieved a compression of 80 atmospheres (8100 kPa). He built an improved prototype in early 1897 while working at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg (from 1906 on the [[MAN AG|MAN]]) plant at [[Augsburg, Germany|Augsburg]].  Diesel's engine had some similarities with an engine invented by [[Herbert Akroyd Stuart]] in 1890.  Diesel was embroiled for some years in various patent disputes and arguments over priority, but in the end he prevailed, and his invention came to be called the [[diesel engine]].  He continued its development over the next three years, began production (the first commercial engine was at a brewery in the United States), and secured licenses from firms in several countries.  He became a millionaire.
 ==Later life==
-Diesel was something of an unstable character, having several nervous breakdowns, and was somewhat paranoid at times.  He defended his priority of invention tenaciously.  Diesel toured the United States as a lecturer in [[1904]], and he self-published a two volume work on his social philosophy.
+Diesel was something of an unstable character, having several nervous breakdowns, and was somewhat paranoid at times.  He defended his priority of invention tenaciously.  Diesel toured the United States as a lecturer in 1904, and he self-published a two volume work on his social philosophy.
-Diesel was in [[Antwerp]] in autumn [[1913]], at [[September 29]] he abroads the SS Dresden ferry to cross the [[English channel]]. At evering Diesel goes to his cubicle. Next morning stuart finds that Diesel's cubicle is empty.
+Diesel was in [[Antwerp]] in autumn 1913 on September 29 he abroads the SS Dresden ferry to cross the [[English channel]]. At evering Diesel goes to his cubicle. Next morning stuart finds that Diesel's cubicle is empty.
-On [[October 18]] in the [[Scheldt]] river is found a body which is reconized as Diesel. A theory in Diesel's death is possibly by suicide because Diesel was in big debts. His family says that Diesel commuited suicide because his invention was stolen. A cross in his journal on the date he died was an indicator of suicide. A briefcase containing a very small sum of money and a large amount of bank statements showing debts, was left to his wife, Martha. Another theory revolves around the [[Military history of Germany|German military]], which was beginning to use his engines on their submarines—something which Mr. Diesel opposed—and perhaps feared his potentially providing the technology to the British [[Royal Navy]] for use in their own submarine.
+On October 18 in the [[Scheldt]] river is found a body which is reconized as Diesel. A theory in Diesel's death is possibly by suicide because Diesel was in big debts. His family says that Diesel commuited suicide because his invention was stolen. A cross in his journal on the date he died was an indicator of suicide. A briefcase containing a very small sum of money and a large amount of bank statements showing debts, was left to his wife, Martha. Another theory revolves around the [[Military history of Germany|German military]], which was beginning to use his engines on their submarines—something which Mr. Diesel opposed—and perhaps feared his potentially providing the technology to the British [[Royal Navy]] for use in their own submarine.
 After Diesel's death, the diesel engine underwent much further development, and became a very important replacement for the steam engine in many applications.  This engine required a heavier, more robust construction than the gasoline engine, making it unsuitable for certain applications (such as [[aviation]]), but allowed the use of cheaper [[fuel]]s. Diesel was especially interested in using [[coal dust]] or [[vegetable oil]] as fuel for the engine, but this never materialized in any major way, at least until recent rises in fuel prices and concerns about [[oil reserves]] lead to more widespread use of vegetable oil and [[biodiesel]]—most Diesel engines will function just as well using either. But the primary source of fuel has been what became known as [[diesel fuel]], an oil byproduct derived from the refining of [[petroleum]].  The Diesel engine became widespread in many other applications, such as stationary engines, [[submarine]]s, [[ships]], and much later, [[Diesel locomotive|locomotive]]s.
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:''This article is about Rudolf Diesel, the German inventor. For other uses of the word Diesel, see [[Diesel (disambiguation)]]''

[[Image:Rudolf_Diesel.jpg|thumb|Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)]]

'''Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel''' ([[March 18]], [[1858]] – [[September 30]], [[1913]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[inventor]], famous for the invention of the [[Diesel engine]]. He was born in [[Paris]] and died on the [[English Channel]].

==Early life==
Although Diesel was born in Paris, his parents were German. His father was a leather craftsman, and his mother a governess and language tutor. Rudolf was a good student in primary school and was admitted at the age of 12 to the ''Ecole Primaire Superieure'', then regarded as the best in Paris. On the outbreak of the [[Franco-Prussian War]], however, he and his parents were considered enemy aliens, and were deported to neutral asylum in [[London]]. A cousin helped him to return to his father's home town, [[Augsburg]], where he entered the Royal County Trade School. From there he won a scholarship to the [[Technical University of Munich|Technische Hochschule]] of [[Munich]], where he was an outstanding student. He became a protegé of [[Carl von Linde]], the pioneer of refrigeration. He was a devout [[Lutheran]].

After graduation, he was employed for two years as a machinist and designer in [[Winterthur]], [[Switzerland]]. After this, he returned to Paris, where he was employed as a refrigeration engineer at Linde Refrigeration Enterprises. In Paris he became a connoisseur of the fine arts and an internationalist. He married in 1883, and had three children. He set up his first shop-laboratory in [[1885]] in Paris, and began full-time work on his engine. This continued when he moved to Berlin, working again for Linde Enterprises. In 1892 he was granted a German patent for the engine, and found some support for its continued development, this time in Augsburg.

==The invention==
Rudolf Diesel developed the idea of an engine that relied on a high compression of the fuel to ignite it, eliminating the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]]. He received a patent for the device on [[February 23]], [[1892]] and a major milestone was achieved when he was able to run a single piston engine for one minute on [[February 17]], [[1894]]. The engine was fueled by powdered coal injected with compressed air. This machine stood 10 feet (3 m) tall, and achieved a compression of 80 atmospheres (8100 kPa). He built an improved prototype in early [[1897]] while working at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg (from 1906 on the [[MAN AG|MAN]]) plant at [[Augsburg, Germany|Augsburg]]. Diesel's engine had some similarities with an engine invented by [[Herbert Akroyd Stuart]] in 1890. Diesel was embroiled for some years in various patent disputes and arguments over priority, but in the end he prevailed, and his invention came to be called the [[diesel engine]]. He continued its development over the next three years, began production (the first commercial engine was at a brewery in the United States), and secured licenses from firms in several countries. He became a millionaire.

==Later life==
Diesel was something of an unstable character, having several nervous breakdowns, and was somewhat paranoid at times. He defended his priority of invention tenaciously. Diesel toured the United States as a lecturer in [[1904]], and he self-published a two volume work on his social philosophy.

Diesel was in [[Antwerp]] in autumn [[1913]], at [[September 29]] he abroads the SS Dresden ferry to cross the [[English channel]]. At evering Diesel goes to his cubicle. Next morning stuart finds that Diesel's cubicle is empty.

On [[October 18]] in the [[Scheldt]] river is found a body which is reconized as Diesel. A theory in Diesel's death is possibly by suicide because Diesel was in big debts. His family says that Diesel commuited suicide because his invention was stolen. A cross in his journal on the date he died was an indicator of suicide. A briefcase containing a very small sum of money and a large amount of bank statements showing debts, was left to his wife, Martha. Another theory revolves around the [[Military history of Germany|German military]], which was beginning to use his engines on their submarines—something which Mr. Diesel opposed—and perhaps feared his potentially providing the technology to the British [[Royal Navy]] for use in their own submarine.

After Diesel's death, the diesel engine underwent much further development, and became a very important replacement for the steam engine in many applications. This engine required a heavier, more robust construction than the gasoline engine, making it unsuitable for certain applications (such as [[aviation]]), but allowed the use of cheaper [[fuel]]s. Diesel was especially interested in using [[coal dust]] or [[vegetable oil]] as fuel for the engine, but this never materialized in any major way, at least until recent rises in fuel prices and concerns about [[oil reserves]] lead to more widespread use of vegetable oil and [[biodiesel]]—most Diesel engines will function just as well using either. But the primary source of fuel has been what became known as [[diesel fuel]], an oil byproduct derived from the refining of [[petroleum]]. The Diesel engine became widespread in many other applications, such as stationary engines, [[submarine]]s, [[ships]], and much later, [[Diesel locomotive|locomotive]]s.

Recently, Diesel engines have been designed, certified and flown that have overcome the weight penalty in light aircraft. These engines are designed to run on either [[diesel fuel]] or more commonly [[Jet fuel]].

==References==
* ''Diesel's Engine: From Conception To 1918''. C. Lyle Cummins, Jr. Carnot Press, 1993.
* ''Diesel, The Man and the Engine''. Morton Grosser. New le der Erstausgabe von 1913 mit einer technik-historischen Einführung. Moers: Steiger Verlag, 1984.

==External links==
*[http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldiesel.htm Biography from About.com]
*[http://www.hempcar.org/diesel.shtml Biography from Hempcar.org]
*{{US patent|0542846}}
*{{US patent|0608845}}

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	[[Image:Rudolf_Diesel.jpg\|thumb\|Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)]]		[[Image:Rudolf_Diesel.jpg\|thumb\|Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)]]
	'''Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel''' March 18, 1858 – September 30, 1913 was a ~~[[Germany\|~~German~~]] [[~~inventor]], famous for the invention of the [[Diesel engine]]. He was born in [[Paris]] and died on the [[English Channel]].		'''Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel''' March 18, 1858 – September 30, 1913 was a German inventor, famous for the invention of the [[Diesel engine]]. He was born in Paris and died on the English Channel.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Although Diesel was born in Paris, his parents were German. His father was a leather craftsman, and his mother a governess and language tutor. Rudolf was a good student in primary school and was admitted at the age of 12 to the ''Ecole Primaire Superieure'', then regarded as the best in Paris. On the outbreak of the [[Franco-Prussian War]], however, he and his parents were considered enemy aliens, and were deported to neutral asylum in [[London]]. A cousin helped him to return to his father's home town, [[Augsburg]], where he entered the Royal County Trade School. From there he won a scholarship to the ~~[[Technical University of Munich\|~~Technische Hochschule]] of [[Munich]], where he was an outstanding student. He became a protegé of [[Carl von Linde]], the pioneer of refrigeration. He was a devout [[Lutheran]].		Although Diesel was born in Paris, his parents were German. His father was a leather craftsman, and his mother a governess and language tutor. Rudolf was a good student in primary school and was admitted at the age of 12 to the ''Ecole Primaire Superieure'', then regarded as the best in Paris. On the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, however, he and his parents were considered enemy aliens, and were deported to neutral asylum in London. A cousin helped him to return to his father's home town, Augsburg, where he entered the Royal County Trade School. From there he won a scholarship to the Technische Hochschule of Munich, where he was an outstanding student. He became a protegé of Carl von Linde, the pioneer of refrigeration. He was a devout Lutheran.

	After graduation, he was employed for two years as a machinist and designer in [[Winterthur]], [[Switzerland]]. After this, he returned to Paris, where he was employed as a refrigeration engineer at Linde Refrigeration Enterprises. In Paris he became a connoisseur of the fine arts and an internationalist. He married in 1883, and had three children. He set up his first shop-laboratory in [[1885]] in Paris, and began full-time work on his engine. This continued when he moved to Berlin, working again for Linde Enterprises. In 1892 he was granted a German patent for the engine, and found some support for its continued development, this time in Augsburg.		After graduation, he was employed for two years as a machinist and designer in Winterthur, Switzerland. After this, he returned to Paris, where he was employed as a refrigeration engineer at Linde Refrigeration Enterprises. In Paris he became a connoisseur of the fine arts and an internationalist. He married in 1883, and had three children. He set up his first shop-laboratory in 1885 in Paris, and began full-time work on his engine. This continued when he moved to Berlin, working again for Linde Enterprises. In 1892 he was granted a German patent for the engine, and found some support for its continued development, this time in Augsburg.

	==The invention==		==The invention==
	Rudolf Diesel developed the idea of an engine that relied on a high compression of the fuel to ignite it, eliminating the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto\|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]]. He received a patent for the device on February 23, 1892 and a major milestone was achieved when he was able to run a single piston engine for one minute on February 17, 1894. The engine was fueled by powdered coal injected with compressed air. This machine stood 10 feet (3 m) tall, and achieved a compression of 80 atmospheres (8100 kPa). He built an improved prototype in early 1897 while working at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg (from 1906 on the [[MAN AG\|MAN]]) plant at [[Augsburg~~, Germany\|Augsburg]]~~. Diesel's engine had some similarities with an engine invented by [[Herbert Akroyd Stuart]] in 1890. Diesel was embroiled for some years in various patent disputes and arguments over priority, but in the end he prevailed, and his invention came to be called the [[diesel engine]]. He continued its development over the next three years, began production (the first commercial engine was at a brewery in the United States), and secured licenses from firms in several countries. He became a millionaire.		Rudolf Diesel developed the idea of an engine that relied on a high compression of the fuel to ignite it, eliminating the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto\|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]]. He received a patent for the device on February 23, 1892 and a major milestone was achieved when he was able to run a single piston engine for one minute on February 17, 1894. The engine was fueled by powdered coal injected with compressed air. This machine stood 10 feet (3 m) tall, and achieved a compression of 80 atmospheres (8100 kPa). He built an improved prototype in early 1897 while working at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg (from 1906 on the [[MAN AG\|MAN]]) plant at Augsburg. Diesel's engine had some similarities with an engine invented by [[Herbert Akroyd Stuart]] in 1890. Diesel was embroiled for some years in various patent disputes and arguments over priority, but in the end he prevailed, and his invention came to be called the [[diesel engine]]. He continued its development over the next three years, began production (the first commercial engine was at a brewery in the United States), and secured licenses from firms in several countries. He became a millionaire.

	==Later life==		==Later life==
	Diesel was something of an unstable character, having several nervous breakdowns, and was somewhat paranoid at times. He defended his priority of invention tenaciously. Diesel toured the United States as a lecturer in 1904, and he self-published a two volume work on his social philosophy.		Diesel was something of an unstable character, having several nervous breakdowns, and was somewhat paranoid at times. He defended his priority of invention tenaciously. Diesel toured the United States as a lecturer in 1904, and he self-published a two volume work on his social philosophy.

	Diesel was in [[Antwerp]] in autumn 1913 on September 29 he abroads the SS Dresden ferry to cross the [[English channel]]. At ~~evering~~ Diesel goes to his cubicle. Next morning stuart finds that Diesel's cubicle is empty.		Diesel was in Antwerp in autumn 1913 on September 29 he abroads the SS Dresden ferry to cross the English channel. At evening Diesel goes to his cubicle. Next morning stuart finds that Diesel's cubicle is empty.

	On October 18 in the [[Scheldt]] river is found a body which is reconized as Diesel. A theory in Diesel's death is possibly by suicide because Diesel was in big debts. His family says that Diesel commuited suicide because his invention was stolen. A cross in his journal on the date he died was an indicator of suicide. A briefcase containing a very small sum of money and a large amount of bank statements showing debts, was left to his wife, Martha. Another theory revolves around the ~~[[Military history of Germany\|~~German military]], which was beginning to use his engines on their submarines—something which Mr. Diesel opposed—and perhaps feared his potentially providing the technology to the British [[Royal Navy]] for use in their own submarine.		On October 18 in the Scheldt river is found a body which is reconized as Diesel. A theory in Diesel's death is possibly by suicide because Diesel was in big debts. His family says that Diesel commuited suicide because his invention was stolen. A cross in his journal on the date he died was an indicator of suicide. A briefcase containing a very small sum of money and a large amount of bank statements showing debts, was left to his wife, Martha. Another theory revolves around the German military, which was beginning to use his engines on their submarines—something which Mr. Diesel opposed—and perhaps feared his potentially providing the technology to the British Royal Navy for use in their own submarine.

	After Diesel's death, the diesel engine underwent much further development, and became a very important replacement for the steam engine in many applications. This engine required a heavier, more robust construction than the gasoline engine, making it unsuitable for certain applications (such as [[aviation]]), but allowed the use of cheaper [[fuel]]s. Diesel was especially interested in using [[coal dust]] or [[vegetable oil]] as fuel for the engine, but this never materialized in any major way, at least until recent rises in fuel prices and concerns about [[oil reserves]] lead to more widespread use of vegetable oil and [[biodiesel]]—most Diesel engines will function just as well using either. But the primary source of fuel has been what became known as [[diesel fuel]], an oil byproduct derived from the refining of [[petroleum]]. The Diesel engine became widespread in many other applications, such as stationary engines, ~~[[submarine]]s~~, [[ships]], and much later, ~~[[Diesel locomotive\|locomotive]]s~~.		After Diesel's death, the diesel engine underwent much further development, and became a very important replacement for the steam engine in many applications. This engine required a heavier, more robust construction than the gasoline engine, making it unsuitable for certain applications (such as aviation), but allowed the use of cheaper [[fuel]]s. Diesel was especially interested in using coal dust or vegetable oil as fuel for the engine, but this never materialized in any major way, at least until recent rises in fuel prices and concerns about [[oil reserves]] lead to more widespread use of vegetable oil and [[biodiesel]]—most Diesel engines will function just as well using either. But the primary source of fuel has been what became known as [[diesel fuel]], an oil byproduct derived from the refining of [[petroleum]]. The Diesel engine became widespread in many other applications, such as stationary engines, submarines, ships, and much later, locomotives.

	Recently, Diesel engines have been designed, certified and flown that have overcome the weight penalty in light aircraft. These engines are designed to run on either [[diesel fuel]] or more commonly [[Jet fuel]].		Recently, Diesel engines have been designed, certified and flown that have overcome the weight penalty in light aircraft. These engines are designed to run on either [[diesel fuel]] or more commonly Jet fuel.

	==References==		==References==