Diesel's Rational Heat Motor: A Lecture (1897) is a book written by Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine. The book is a lecture that Diesel delivered in 1897, in which he explains the principles behind his invention. Diesel's Rational Heat Motor is a technical book that discusses the thermodynamic principles that govern the operation of the diesel engine. The book covers topics such as the compression of gases, the combustion of fuel,...