Rudolf Diesel

Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was a German inventor and mechanical engineer. He is best known for inventing the diesel engine, which burns diesel fuel. Both are named for him.

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Who was born first?

• Rudolf Diesel and Carl Auer von Welsbach were born the same year
• Rudolf Diesel was born 1 year before L. L. Zamenhof
• Rudolf Diesel was born 1 year before Aleksandr Popov
• Rudolf Diesel was born 1 year after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
• Rudolf Diesel was born 1 year after Heinrich Hertz

Timeline

1. Heinrich HertzFebruary 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894
2. Konstantin TsiolkovskySeptember 5, 1857 – September 19, 1935
3. Carl Auer von WelsbachSeptember 1, 1858 – August 4, 1929
4. Rudolf Diesel (this page)March 18, 1858 – September 1913
5. Aleksandr PopovMarch 4, 1859 – December 31, 1905
6. L. L. ZamenhofDecember 15, 1859 – April 14, 1917

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