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The mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel : genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I / Douglas Brunt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brunt, Douglas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diesel, Rudolf, 1858-1913.
- Diesel, Rudolf.
- Inventors--Germany--20th century--Biography.
- Inventors.
- Missing persons--Case studies.
- Missing persons.
- Diesel motor--History.
- Diesel motor.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color.
- Edition:
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atria Books, 2023.
- Contents:
- Part I: War & oil engines, 1858-1897. An international identity
- A brief stay in London
- A new empire in Europe
- Is anyone truly self-made?
- Petroleum upends the game
- Pursuit of the ideal
- Meant for more than a salary
- Wilhelm II envies a navy
- The birth of diesel power
- Part II: Diesel proliferation, 1897-1910. Lord Kelvin goes first
- A hiccup before the grand prize
- The trappings of success
- A study of the sleeping giant
- "The old house" fights for its life
- The Kaiser adopts "risk theory"
- A place among the armaments of nations
- Dawn of the new era
- Part III: Masterpiece, 1910-1913. Rudolf Diesel breaks ranks
- The admiralty boards the MS Selandina
- Secrets of the first Lord
- The great light to the west
- Rising pressure
- The final months
- SS Dresden: September 29, 1913
- Part IV: Vanishing act. The world reacts
- The available theories
- Operation Rudolf Diesel
- Fingerprints
- Epilogue: at last.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-361) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781982169923 (electronic bk.)
- 1982169923 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99994645271
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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