The world’s first diesel engine was born in Germany in 1893. After the invention of the steam engine, Rudolf. RUDOLF DIESEL, the son of a German leather merchant, showed great interest in the “steam engine” when he was studying at the Technical University of Munich. At the age of 34 (1892), he obtained an invention patent for a mechanical device that pressed air into a container and thoroughly mixed it with pulverized coal until it was ignited to provide power. In the second year, MAN Company located in Augusburg, Germany, manufactured the world’s first prototype of a DIESEL engine based on this patent and named it the “Diesel” engine.
Like all new things, the Diesel engine has gone through a long process from its birth to continuous improvement. Mr. Diesel passed away at the age of 55 and was unable to see the engine he invented installed in a car. Ten years later, MAN Company finally launched the first Diesel engine installed on a truck at the Berlin Auto Show. Later, the Mercedes-Benz company based in Mannheim produced Diesel engines with pre-combustion chambers and installed them on its own trucks. It was not until 1936, 23 years after Mr. Diesel’s death, that the Mercedes-Benz company produced the first car equipped with a Diesel engine.
Even to this day, the English name for DIESEL engines is still “DIESEL ENGINE” – “Diesel engine”.
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Post time: Jul-23-2025