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Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
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1912
2.14.1912
In Groton, Connecticut, the first diesel-powered submarine is commissioned.
1930
1.6.1930
The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.
1959
9.23.1959
The MS Princess of Tasmania, Australia’s first passenger roll-on/roll-off diesel ferry, makes her maiden voyage across Bass Strait.