Diesel's Rational Heat Motor: A Lecture (1897) is a book written by Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine. In this book, Diesel presents the principles and design of his invention, which he called the ""rational heat motor."" The book is a transcript of a lecture that Diesel gave in 1897 at the Technical High School of Munich, where he explained the theory behind his engine and its advantages over other types of engines. The book begins...