Andrew Carnegie vs Rudolf Diesel
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1858 to 1913.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- — Born in Dunfermline, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Allegheny, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Rose from telegraph messenger to superintendent at the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Opened the Edgar Thomson Steel Works Verified
- — Married Louise Whitfield Verified
- — Published 'The Gospel of Wealth' Verified
- — Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Verified
- — Sold Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan, forming U.S. Steel Verified
- — Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York Verified
- — Died in Lenox, Massachusetts 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