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092			_aDIESEL, R. _bB911
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aBrunt, Douglas, _eauthor. _9217645
245	1	4	_aThe mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel : _bgenius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I / _cDouglas Brunt.
250			_aFirst Atria Books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAtria Books, _c2023.
264		4	_c©2023
300			_ax, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I--this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder. After rising from an impoverished European childhood, Diesel had become a multi-millionaire with his powerful engine that does not require expensive petroleum-based fuel. In doing so, he became not only an international celebrity but also the enemy of two extremely powerful men: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world. The Kaiser wanted the engine to power a fleet of submarines that would finally allow him to challenge Great Britain's Royal Navy. But Diesel had intended for his engine to be used for the betterment of mankind and kept the technology out of the hands of the British or any other nation. For John D. Rockefeller, the engine was nothing less than an existential threat to his vast and lucrative oil empire. As electric lighting began to replace kerosene lamps, Rockefeller's bottom line depended on the world's growing thirst for gasoline to power its automobiles and industries. At the outset of this new age of electricity and oil, Europe stood on the precipice of war. Rudolf Diesel grew increasingly concerned about Germany's rising nationalism and military spending. The inventor was on his way to London to establish a new company that would help Britain improve its failing submarine program when he disappeared. Now, New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt reopens the case and provides an astonishing new conclusion about Diesel's fate." -- _cFrom publisher's website.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 345-361) and index.
505	0	0	_gPart I: War & oil engines, 1858-1897. _tAn international identity -- _tA brief stay in London -- _tA new empire in Europe -- _tIs anyone truly self-made? -- _tPetroleum upends the game -- _tPursuit of the ideal -- _tMeant for more than a salary -- _tWilhelm II envies a navy -- _tThe birth of diesel power -- _gPart II: Diesel proliferation, 1897-1910. _tLord Kelvin goes first -- _tA hiccup before the grand prize -- _tThe trappings of success -- _tA study of the sleeping giant -- _t"The old house" fights for its life -- _tThe Kaiser adopts "risk theory" -- _tA place among the armaments of nations -- _tDawn of the new era -- _gPart III: Masterpiece, 1910-1913. _tRudolf Diesel breaks ranks -- _tThe admiralty boards the MS Selandina -- _tSecrets of the first Lord -- _tThe great light to the west -- _tRising pressure -- _tThe final months -- _tSS Dresden: September 29, 1913 -- _gPart IV: Vanishing act. _tThe world reacts -- _tThe available theories -- _tOperation Rudolf Diesel -- _tFingerprints -- _tEpilogue: at last.
600	1	0	_aDiesel, Rudolf, _d1858-1913.
650		0	_aInventors _zGermany _y20th century _vBiography.
650		0	_aMissing persons _vCase studies. _9306830
650		0	_aDiesel motor _xHistory.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918. _930901
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
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