Rudolf Diesel: Pioneer in the Age of Power

by W. Robert Nitske

Book Overview

On February 17, 1894, the Diesel engine was operated successfully for the first time. Since then it has been a prime mover for civilization, and today much of the world is dependent upon it as a source of power. Nowhere, perhaps, is it in more widespread use than in America, where the word "Diesel" is a part of our language. Rudolf Diesel: Pioneer of the Age of Power is the first English-language publication of Rudolph Diesel's biography. Authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080611164X
• ISBN13: 9780806111643
• Release Date: February 1965
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"