The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

by Douglas Brunt

War and industry have always had a symbiotic relationship. The nature of the political regime within which a scientist works can have a determining effect on the direction and application of his work, and a scientist must find his place.

it is important first to understand how the German Empire was created, and how Kaiser Wilhelm and later his grandson Kaiser Wilhelm II exercised their power.