Rudolf Diesel was the second of three children born to Theodor and Elise Diesel on March 18, 1858 in the city of Paris, France. The son of German-born immigrants, Theodor Diesel had migrated from his ...

Two mysteries, one big, the other small and local, shroud the memory of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine. The larger mystery centers around his 1913 disappearance from a steamship crossing ...

EXCLUSIVE: Priority Pictures, the production company of Emmy-winning producers Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, has optioned Douglas Brunt’s NYT bestseller The Mysterious Case of Rudolf ...

Rudolf Diesel died in mysterious circumstances before he was able to capitalise on his ingenious invention. It was 22:00. Rudolf Diesel had retired to his cabin aboard the SS Dresden, travelling from ...

Picture a world where Rudolf Diesel never existed. Shipping vessels that transport goods and people to facilitate trade between distant parts of the globe wouldn't be as massive or as efficient. The ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Douglas Brunt discusses what diesel engines are. Corner Bookstore in New York City hosted this event and author Joseph Kanon served as the ...

On Episode 782 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner and Covenant’s Matt McLelland are talking about the mystery surrounding the death of the inventor of the diesel engine. “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf ...

On Feb. 23, 1892, Rudolf Diesel obtained German patent RP 67207 for an internal combustion engine that required no ignition source and proved over time far more mechanically efficient than ...

What would Rudolf Diesel say if he could see and compare his engine versus todays’ newest diesel engine development from MAN Diesel & Turbo? As the Augsburg based engine maker claims, “A cylinder ...