# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rudolf-diesel
# Generated: 2026-09-02T18:08:10.781Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was born on 18 March 1858 in Germany, trained as a mechanical engineer, and spent years trying to build an engine more efficient than the steam designs choking factories across Europe. He succeeded: the diesel engine, which carried his name, burned diesel fuel and ran cleaner and harder than anything before it. The invention made him famous and put him at the center of industrial competition. On 29 September 1913, crossing the Channel by steamer, he disappeared overboard — his body was never recovered.