Turbocharged engines may seem like a modern invention, but the progenitors of internal combustion engines have been finding ways to boost the power output of their fossil fuel-burning creations. Rudolf Diesel, the father of the diesel engine, created the world’s first supercharger in 1896. However, it wasn’t until the early 1900s that Swiss engineer Dr. Alfred Buchi designed a supercharger motivated by exhaust gasses, essentially giving birth to the modern turbocharger. Dr. Buchi successfully built the first turbocharged diesel
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