001480618 000__ 03380nam\\22006131i\4500 001480618 001__ 1480618 001480618 003__ NhCcYBP 001480618 005__ 20231026034755.0 001480618 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480618 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480618 008__ 230930t20232023nyuaf\\eob\\\\001\0deng\d 001480618 020__ $$a9781982169923 001480618 020__ $$a1982169923 001480618 020__ $$z9781982169909 001480618 020__ $$z1982169907 001480618 040__ $$aNhCcYBP$$cNhCcYBP 001480618 043__ $$ae-gx--- 001480618 050_4 $$aTJ140.D5$$bB78 2023 001480618 08204 $$a609.2$$223 001480618 1001_ $$aBrunt, Douglas,$$eauthor. 001480618 24514 $$aThe mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel :$$bgenius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I /$$cDouglas Brunt. 001480618 250__ $$aFirst Atria Books hardcover edition. 001480618 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bAtria Books,$$c2023. 001480618 264_4 $$c©2023 001480618 300__ $$a1 online resource (x, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) :$$billustrations (some color. 001480618 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480618 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480618 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480618 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 345-361) and index. 001480618 50500 $$gPart I: War & oil engines, 1858-1897.$$tAn international identity --$$tA brief stay in London --$$tA new empire in Europe --$$tIs anyone truly self-made? --$$tPetroleum upends the game --$$tPursuit of the ideal --$$tMeant for more than a salary --$$tWilhelm II envies a navy --$$tThe birth of diesel power --$$gPart II: Diesel proliferation, 1897-1910.$$tLord Kelvin goes first --$$tA hiccup before the grand prize --$$tThe trappings of success --$$tA study of the sleeping giant --$$t"The old house" fights for its life --$$tThe Kaiser adopts "risk theory" --$$tA place among the armaments of nations --$$tDawn of the new era --$$gPart III: Masterpiece, 1910-1913.$$tRudolf Diesel breaks ranks --$$tThe admiralty boards the MS Selandina --$$tSecrets of the first Lord --$$tThe great light to the west --$$tRising pressure --$$tThe final months --$$tSS Dresden: September 29, 1913 --$$gPart IV: Vanishing act.$$tThe world reacts --$$tThe available theories --$$tOperation Rudolf Diesel --$$tFingerprints --$$tEpilogue: at last. 001480618 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users 001480618 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bAnn Arbor, MI$$nAvailable via World Wide Web. 001480618 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001480618 60010 $$aDiesel, Rudolf,$$d1858-1913.$$d1858-1913$$0(Uk)001375115 001480618 650_0 $$aInventors$$zGermany$$y20th century$$vBiography.$$0(DLC)sh2001005705 001480618 650_0 $$aMissing persons$$vCase studies.$$xInvestigation$$vFiction$$0(DLC)sh2010102093 001480618 650_0 $$aDiesel motor$$xHistory. 001480618 650_0 $$aWorld War, 1914-1918.$$0(DLC)sh 85111865 001480618 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001480618 7102_ $$aProQuest (Firm) 001480618 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9781982169909$$z1982169907 001480618 852__ $$bebk 001480618 85640 $$3GOBI DDA$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=30741046$$zOnline Access 001480618 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1480618$$pGLOBAL_SET 001480618 980__ $$aBIB 001480618 980__ $$aEBOOK 001480618 982__ $$aEbook 001480618 983__ $$aOnline