Diesel engine
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A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is also called a compression-ignition engine. This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition of the air-fuel mixture, such as a petrol engine or a gas engine. The diesel engine is named after its inventor, German engineer Rudolf Diesel.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- 1813Battle of Leipzig
- 1866Austro-Prussian War
- 1886Berne Convention
- 1893Diesel engineThis page
- 1916Battle of Verdun
- 1918–1919German revolution of 1918–1919
- 1936Anti-Comintern Pact
Who ruled this land
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- 1260–1320Duchy of Bavaria
- 1340Margraviate of Brandenburg
- 1360–1805Duchy of Bavaria
- 1810–1870Kingdom of Bavaria
- 1875–1918German EmpireThis page
- 1920–1934Weimar Republic
- 1936–1944Nazi Germany
- 1946–1948United States
- 1950–1990West Germany