Rudolf Diesel By ross54 Mar 18, 1858 Rudolf is born 1870 Moved to London 1879 Couldn't Graduate Because he Became ill 1883 Diesel Married Martha Flasche 1885 Began working on a more fuel efficient engine 1890 Diesel moved to Berlin, Made engine that ran on ammonia vapor, but it exploded and nearly killed him 1893 Began Designing his own engine 1897 Made a single cylinder 25 horsepower engine 1898 Diesels engine was shown off at the Munich Expedition Sep 29, 1913 Rudolf Diesel disappeared and was found dead two months later