The Mysterious Case Of Rudolf Diesel : Genius, Power, And Deception On The Eve Of World War I

EAudiobook 2023

"The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I--this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge o...

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Diesel motor History

Diesel, Rudolf, 1858-1913

Disappearance at sea

HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I

Inventors Germany 20th century Biography

Missing persons Case studies

World War, 1914-1918

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9781797164052

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Electronic reproduction. New York Simon & Schuster Audio 2023 Available via World Wide Web

Contents:

Part I: War & oil engines, 1858-1897. An international identity
A brief stay in London
A new empire in Europe
Is anyone truly self-made?
Petroleum upends the game
Pursuit of the ideal
Meant for more than a salary
Wilhelm II envies a navy
The birth of diesel power
Part II: Diesel proliferation, 1897-1910. Lord Kelvin goes first
A hiccup before the grand prize
The trappings of success
A study of the sleeping giant
"The old house" fights for its life
The Kaiser adopts "risk theory"
A place among the armaments of nations
Dawn of the new era
Part III: Masterpiece, 1910-1913. Rudolf Diesel breaks ranks
The admiralty boards the MS Selandina
Secrets of the first Lord
The great light to the west
Rising pressure
The final months
SS Dresden: September 29, 1913
Part IV: Vanishing act. The world reacts
The available theories
Operation Rudolf Diesel
Fingerprints
Epilogue: at last

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3327152

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