Mechanics. | Diesel Engine

: Before cars were mainstream, the "mechanic" was often also the chauffeur , responsible for both driving and maintaining the complex machinery for wealthy owners.

The history of diesel engine mechanics is a dramatic blend of visionary engineering, social idealism, and an unsolved maritime mystery. The Visionary Idealist: Rudolf Diesel Diesel Engine Mechanics.

: His body was found ten days later by a Dutch boat, but due to rough seas, they only retrieved personal items (identified later by his son) before returning the body to the water. While officially ruled a suicide due to financial pressures, many theorists at the time speculated about foul play by those who feared the diesel engine’s threat to the coal and steam industries. The Evolution of the Diesel Mechanic : Before cars were mainstream, the "mechanic" was