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Diesel was ten years younger than Edison and Westinghouse and five years senior to Ford, yet his technological achievements must rank with theirs in relation to the production and utilization of power. Unlike the Americans, however, Diesel was much more the theoretical engineer and much less the mechanic. His career provides an interesting and contrasting case study of the inventor-entrepreneur."" - Harvard Business Review

""This sympathetic and well-written biography also illuminates the . . . times in which [Diesel] lived. . . . A worthwhile addition to both technical and general collections."" - Library Journal

Rudolf Diesel Pioneer of the Age of Power

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    A Paperback by W. Robert Nitske, Charles Morrow Wilson

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 2/28/1965 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780806111643, 978-0806111643
      ISBN10: 080611164X

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Diesel was ten years younger than Edison and Westinghouse and five years senior to Ford, yet his technological achievements must rank with theirs in relation to the production and utilization of power. Unlike the Americans, however, Diesel was much more the theoretical engineer and much less the mechanic. His career provides an interesting and contrasting case study of the inventor-entrepreneur."" - Harvard Business Review

      ""This sympathetic and well-written biography also illuminates the . . . times in which [Diesel] lived. . . . A worthwhile addition to both technical and general collections."" - Library Journal

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