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Definition of Rudolf Diesel

1. Noun. German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913).

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Literary usage of Rudolf Diesel

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1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"Rudolf Diesel and his wonderful invention. 101: 306. О. 18, '13. ... S. '13 Rudolf Diesel: an appréciation. H: H. Suplee. Sei. ..."

2. The Library of Original Sources edited by Oliver Joseph Thatcher (1915)
"Rudolf Diesel Since its first appearance about fourteen years ago, many thousands of Diesel engines have been installed in all kinds of factories in all ..."

3. Principles of Ocean Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson, Grover Gerhardt Huebner (1918)
"... engine at present most widely in use is the Diesel engine which was invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel, and first put into practical use in Germany in 1897. ..."

4. Principles of Ocean Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson, Grover Gerhardt Huebner (1918)
"... engine at present most widely in use is the Diesel engine which was invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel, and first put into practical use in Germany in 1897. ..."

5. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"The following data refer to the Diesel engine exclusively. Dr. Rudolf Diesel originally patented his engine in ..."

6. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"Dr. Rudolf Diesel originally patented his engine in Aupi-t 1892, and the first successful engine was constructed under these patents by the Maschinen-Fabrik ..."

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