Diesel’s desire: an engine for everyone

For someone who wished to build an engine for everyone, August turned out to be an auspicious month. On August 10, 1893, Rudolf Diesel’s prime model was powered on its own for the first time. Five years later, on August 9, 1898, Diesel obtained a U.S. patent titled “Internal-combustion engine”. Join A.S.Ganesh as he tries to explain what fuelled Diesel’s desire…

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