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Mar 2024
29m 22s

Rudolf Diesel

Skeptic Studios
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Most people have never heard of him, but he may have been one of the greatest inventors in the world. He disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Follow me down the rabbit hole about Rudolf Diesel.


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Diesel

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzMvbqMVQE

 

https://www.dummies.com/article/academics-the-arts/science/physics/rev-your-engines-with-the-carnot-cycle-143032/

 

https://www.uti.edu/blog/diesel/gas-vs-diesel-engines

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uu3jmD8kwE

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