The Winner: Rudolf Diesel's As German as measles, But his engine stayed mobile, So his legacy's global.

Over a century after Rudolf Diesel died in mysterious circumstances, a growing number of Germans believe the engine that still bears his name is about(...)

When inventor Rudolf Diesel first showed his engine at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, it was running on 100 percent peanut oil.

Rudolf Diesel 1930: The first automobile trip using a diesel engine is completed from Indianapolis to New York City.