Douglas Brunt recounted the life of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, and his 1913 disappearance during the lead up to World War I. Watch Douglas Brunt, "The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel," 10/28 at 7:10pm on C-SPAN 2: https://www.c-span.org/video/?530622-1/the-mysterious-case-rudolf-diesel | American History TV

Rudolf Diesel: The Man Who Powered the World | Amazing Time Capsule

Diesel engines aren’t the problem—petroleum is! Rudolf Diesel originally designed his engine to run on vegetable oil, not poisonous fossil fuels. When you run an old mechanical diesel on straight vegetable oil (SVO), emissions drop significantly—less CO₂, less particulates, and ZERO sulfur pollution. Plus, these engines can handle it in warm temps!So why are diesels blamed for pollution? Because we burn the wrong fuel! Imagine a world where farmers grew their own fuel instead of relying on Big O