History guru needed. Father of diesels ? ?

[Jeff H]

How was Rudolph's last name spelled?

Deisel or Diesel?

I was told today that the Americans flipped the i and e around many years ago. For what reason I don't know.

 

[DBogo]

its diesel

 

[GerryDrake]

Rudolph Diesel

A brief search on the web...



http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/diesel.php3?v=2

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel