On February 23, 1892, Rudolf Diesel obtained German patent RP 67207, Arbeitsverfahren und Ausführungsart für Verbrennungsmaschinen (roughly, “Working process and realization method for internal combustion engines”) for his new compression-ignition engine design. The Diesel engine would prove immensely more mechanically efficient than contemporary steam engine designs, and quite adaptable. It’s still in common use today, particularly in European cars and modern tractor-trailer rigs.
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