Introduction: In 1900, nobody would have thought that almost all of the future vehicles would be powered by a diesel engine. But one man, under the name of Rudolf Diesel, was determined to change the future of mechanics forever.
Paragraph 1: Although he died in September of 1913, Diesel made a legacy for himself by being the first human to build and operate a working diesel engine, which would go on to power big trucks and diesel locomotives. On the crisp spring day of March 18, 1858, Rudolf was born in eastern Germany. By the age of 12, he became forced to move to Paris to live with his Aunt & Uncle during the Franco-Prussian war, where his Uncle taught him mathematics, giving him basic knowledge to start his life projects.
Paragraph 2: In 1873, he had gone from Paris to London to Augsburg while he continued his schooling. At the end of the year, he moved to Munich and started attending Technische Hochschule (a technicality high school), where he learned all of his automotive do’s and don'ts. In 1890, he moved again to Berlin where he finally received the idea for a new, more developed & advanced piece of equipment, the diesel engine. After 7 years of hard work and even more learning, he finished his 25-horsepower 4-stroke …show more content…
He continued to bask in the glory until the fateful night of September 29th, 1913. While on a cruise ship headed to London known as the “Dresden”, he suddenly was nowhere to be found on deck, or on the ship at all. To this day, many believe it was either an unlikely suicide or an overboard murder by a jealous co-worker or inventor. By the 1920’s, a man by the name of Al Kramer took Diesel’s legacy to a new level by creating the first ever “Oil-Electric” diesel locomotive by the company known as ALCO (American Locomotive Company), which paved the future for railroads across the
Paragraph 1: Although he died in September of 1913, Diesel made a legacy for himself by being the first human to build and operate a working diesel engine, which would go on to power big trucks and diesel locomotives. On the crisp spring day of March 18, 1858, Rudolf was born in eastern Germany. By the age of 12, he became forced to move to Paris to live with his Aunt & Uncle during the Franco-Prussian war, where his Uncle taught him mathematics, giving him basic knowledge to start his life projects.
Paragraph 2: In 1873, he had gone from Paris to London to Augsburg while he continued his schooling. At the end of the year, he moved to Munich and started attending Technische Hochschule (a technicality high school), where he learned all of his automotive do’s and don'ts. In 1890, he moved again to Berlin where he finally received the idea for a new, more developed & advanced piece of equipment, the diesel engine. After 7 years of hard work and even more learning, he finished his 25-horsepower 4-stroke …show more content…
He continued to bask in the glory until the fateful night of September 29th, 1913. While on a cruise ship headed to London known as the “Dresden”, he suddenly was nowhere to be found on deck, or on the ship at all. To this day, many believe it was either an unlikely suicide or an overboard murder by a jealous co-worker or inventor. By the 1920’s, a man by the name of Al Kramer took Diesel’s legacy to a new level by creating the first ever “Oil-Electric” diesel locomotive by the company known as ALCO (American Locomotive Company), which paved the future for railroads across the