Ep. 2 Rudolf Diesel

Rudolf Diesel was born in France to German parents. He obtained a parent for the world‘s first diesel engine. Rudolf went on to have a wife and children. One day heading to London by boat for a meeting regarding his company, Rudolf vanished. The way he left things in the wake of his disappearance has left the world wondering was a forced suicide, a real suicice, was it staged or was it foul play. Listen to the episode and tell us your answer!

Episode Source Material:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-Diesel

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/inventor-rudolf-diesel-vanishes

https://thenewswheel.com/the-story-of-the-strange-death-of-rudolf-diesel/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-inventor-diesel-engine-disappeared-180960635/#:~:text=So%20it%20came%20as%20a,Latson%20wrote%20for%20TIME%20magazine.

https://time.com/4049401/diesel-disappearance/

https://darktales.blog/2020/09/20/the-disappearance-of-rudolf-diesel/

https://the-line-up.com/rudolf-diesel

https://youtu.be/VTWpwqQMVBY