Monday, March 18, 2024

Rudolf Diesel's Birth Anniversary


Rudolf Diesel, born on 18 March 1858, is the German namesake and inventor of the diesel engine, for which he created the first prototype and gained the first patent in 1893. He is also well known for the mysterious circumstances of his disappearance aboard ship in the English Channel.

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