Alfred Russel Wallace vs Rudolf Diesel
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1858 to 1913.
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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913)
- — Born in Llanbadoc, Wales Verified
- — Worked as a land surveyor with his brother William Verified
- — Expedition to the Amazon basin Verified
- — Lost his collections in a ship fire at sea Verified
- — Expedition through the Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Joint Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection read at the Linnean Society Verified
- — Married Annie Mitten Verified
- — Published The Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died at Broadstone, Dorset Verified
Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)
- — Born in Paris, France, to German parents Verified
- — Family deported from France; sent to live with relatives in Augsburg Verified
- — Graduated from the Royal Bavarian Polytechnic of Munich with highest honors Verified
- — Worked on refrigeration systems for Carl von Linde in Paris Verified
- — Married Martha Flasche Verified
- — Published 'Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor' Verified
- — Received German patent for the compression-ignition engine Verified
- — Demonstrated the first efficient diesel engine in Augsburg Verified
- — Disappeared from the steamship SS Dresden and presumed drowned Verified