(Encyclopedia) diesel engine, type of internal-combustion engine invented by the German engineer Rudolf Diesel and patented by him in 1892. Although his engine was designed to use coal dust as fuel,…
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WEBER John Vincent (Vin) , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24,
1952; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis…
WEBER, John Vincent (Vin), a Representative from Minnesota; born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24, 1952; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,…
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(Encyclopedia) biodiesel, fuel made from natural, renewable sources, such as new and used vegetable oils and animal fats, for use in a diesel engine. Biodiesel has physical properties very similar to…
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