Historedia
Person

Rudolf Diesel

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1892–1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Rudolf Diesel, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rudolf Diesel applies to patent the compression-ignition engine

    1892

    Role: Inventor and Patent Applicant

    1. 1892 · Berlin1892 Patent Application in Berlin

      Rudolf Diesel applied for a patent in Berlin in 1892 for his compression-ignition engine, covering the theoretical method of converting heat into work.

  2. Rudolf Diesel patents the Diesel engine at the German Patent Office in Berlin

    1895

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1895 · German Patent OfficeGerman Patent Grant

      German patent No. 86,633 for Diesel's engine was issued in 1895; only the year is attested, and the March 1895 application was a separate filing.

Sources

  1. Diesel engine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. Rudolf Diesel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03