RUDOLF DIESEL Rudolf Christian Carl Diesel was born on March 18, 1858 , in the house of Theoder Diesel , a bookbinding maker in Paris, France, and died on September 29, 1913 , at the age of 55 . Within weeks of Rudolf's birth, he was handed over to a peasant family in the Vincennes, Paris , where he spent nine months at a farmer's home, Even before Rudolf's birth, his family was in financial trouble, and this is probably why Rudolf began his career at a very young age, starting work at his father's workshop. At the same time, he started his educational journey from a local school and soon after winning a bronze medal at the age of 12 for his ability, he started his struggle for education in high school in 1870 . The same year, due to the war, Rudolf's family moved to London, England , and Rudolf was sent to Augsburg, Germany , to study. At the  age of 14 , Rudolf completed his elementary education in 1873 with the first position, at the same time informing his