On this day in 1913....

[PascalG]

Well yesterday... Rudolf Diesel disappeared at sea

Came across this short article on the man who revolutionized transportation

September 29, 1913 - Inventor of the Diesel engine mysteriously disappears - This Day In Automotive History

Rudolph Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine, mysteriously disappeared from a steam ship on September 29, 1913.|Rudolph Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine, mysteriously disappeared from a steam ship on September 29, 1913.

automotivehistory.org

 

[boatbum]

It's great that they were able to keep the original engine and put it on display.

 

[Reel Antsy]

Very cool indeed!

 

[Floatsmyboat]

I remember reading years ago he committed suicide. But I didn't know he either jumped, or fell overboard, or was thrown overboard.