The Patent Behind the Diesel Engine
August 7, 2019
On August 9, 1898, engineer Rudolf Diesel was granted US Patent No. 608,845 for an “internal combustion engine,” which would later become better known as the diesel engine. Today, diesel engines are used throughout the world, most commonly as mechanical engines and power generators.
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