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Rudolf Diesel was not like most inventors. Diesel thought from scientific principles. In science there was the idea that a machine could achieve 100% efficiency by turning heat into work without changing temperatures. The idea drove him crazy. It was an obsession. Eventually driving him to suicide before he could see his invention put to use. In the 1890s, he worked to build a machine that ignited fuel through compression rather than a spark to avoid extra energy loss. It worked too. With double the efficiency it was the best engine on the market. Diesel-powered engines fuel today’s world: ships, trains, trucks, and tractors are all fueled on diesel. Diesel’s practical exploration of a scientific idea broke new grounds.
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