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The 8 pages that link to Rudolf Diesel, each with the reason it gives.

• Internal combustion engineRelated: His design achieved ignition through compression rather than an electrical spark.

• Diesel engineRelated: His design gave diesel engines their name and operating principle.

• BiodieselRelated: His early engine experiments included operation on vegetable oil, a precursor to modern biodiesel use.

• Diesel locomotiveRelated: His engine made the locomotive’s prime mover possible.

• Technical University of MunichRelated: Diesel studied at TUM’s predecessor polytechnic in Munich.

• Motor shipRelated: His engine made practical, fuel-efficient powered ships possible.

• History of energyRelated: The diesel engine extended oil-based power into ships, heavy industry, and road transport.

• History of the internal combustion engineRelated: Diesel pursued a more efficient alternative to Otto’s spark-ignition engine.