The mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel : genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I
Record details
- ISBN: 1982169923
- ISBN: 9781982169923
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Physical Description:
1 online resource.
remote - Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-361) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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