What is Rudolf Diesel?
[[File:Rudolf Diesel2.jpg|thumb|Rudolf Diesel]] '''Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel''' (18 March 1858 – 30 September 1913) was a [[Germany|German]] [[engineer]] and [[inventor]]. His best known invention is [[Diesel engine]]. He was born in [[Paris]] and died on the [[English Channel]]. His death was officially judged a suicide, but many people believed (and still believe) that Diesel was murdered. He had the idea to develop an [[engine]] which relied on a high [[compression]] of the fuel to [[Combustion|ignite]] it. With this he could do without a [[spark]]. The technique with a spark was developed by [[Niklaus Otto]]. The engine based on this is called [[internal combustion engine]]. In 1892, he got a [[patent]] for the engine. He got a lot of [[money]] from licensing his invention. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Diesel, Rudolf}} [[Category:1858 births]] [[Category:1913 deaths]] [[Category:German inventors]]