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Events on Thursday 23 February 1893 1
1893Rudolf Diesel patents the diesel engineGerman patent granted for a new compression-ignition engineRudolf Diesel received a German patent for his compression-ignition internal combustion engine. The design proved far more fuel-efficient than existing steam and gasoline engines and later transformed shipping, rail, and heavy industry.