MAN MAN Diesel & Turbo Find locations About us Products & Services Press & Media Social Media Careers Home Home of the Diesel Home of the Diesel Engine Print page Share Page Started hourly at the SMM in Hamburg. – Show where the Diesel Engine was born The Original – since 1897 In 1897, Rudolf Diesel completed development work on his engine in the halls of today’s MAN Diesel & Turbo in Augsburg. The first diesel engine of the world, the original, was built and tested there. MAN Diesel & Turbo has continuously developed and produced diesel engines which can run on a broad range of fuels ever since. No other company has more experience in dealing with this rational thermal engine, as the diesel engine was termed in the patent document, than MAN. The cradle of the Diesel engine was in Augsburg at MAN Diesel & Turbo. Since 1897: Home of the Diesel Engine – The Original. The Power of a Diesel Engine The Evolution of a Diesel Engine Historical MAN engine at SMM - 111 years old and still running Contact Links MAN Museum Heinrich-von-Buz-Straße 28 86153 Augsburg Germany Phone:+49 821 322 3366 DieselHouse Energiporten 8 2450 Copenhagen Denmark Phone:0045 32 54 02 27 E-Mail:dieselhouse@mandieselturbo.com The Diesel Timeline MAN Diesel & Turbo has a long and unique company heritage that dates back to the year 1758. The masterpiece within this sustainable history was the realization of the very first diesel engine – “The Original” – in the company’s works halls at the end of the 19th century. For more information about the invention of the diesel engine and its still ongoing development please click on the pins or the year dates in the Diesel Timeline below. Business Sites Marine Engines & Systems Power Plants Turbomachinery MAN PrimeServ Reactors & Apparatus Turbocharger Follow us on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube Quicklinks Nexus (Customer Extranet) Fanshop Apps Certificates Suppliers © MAN Diesel & Turbo 2018 Imprint Data Protection mandieselturbo.com MAN Global Corporate Website Careers Compliance