After Reading The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel by Douglas Brunt - 9 Lessons I Learned About Innovation, Power, and Betrayal #945120

You know how sometimes you read a book that completely changes the way you see the world? That's what happened when I picked up Douglas Brunt's "The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel." I thought I was just going to learn about an inventor and maybe solve an old mystery. What I got instead was a masterclass in how innovation, power, and human ambition collide in ways that can literally change the course of history.
Rudolf Diesel. If you're like I was before reading this book, you probably just associate that name with trucks, heavy machinery, and maybe that distinct smell at gas stations. But this man—this brilliant, complicated, passionate man—created something so revolutionary that it threatened empires and made him enemies of some of the most powerful people on Earth. And then, on September 29, 1913, he vanished into the night aboard a steamship crossing the English Channel.
The thing is, this isn't just a story about a mystery or even about an engine. It's about what happens when someone dares to disrupt the established order. It's about the collision between idealism and ruthless pragmatism. It's about a man who wanted his invention to liberate the working class but instead found himself caught in a web of international intrigue on the eve of World War I.