User:MatthewStika/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Diesel engine - Wikipedia History of the diesel engine

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Ive chosen to evaluate this article because its a topic that has always interested me. I believe that diesel engines have transformed a lot of things in modern day. They have revolutionized machinery and shipping across the globe and provide backup power to a lot of our infrastructure. There is also a lot of controversy that revolves around the engine and who had invented it. Furthermore, I chose this article because in the following weeks I will be installing a diesel engine in a truck so learning the history behind it seems like a good place to start.

What a great reason to pick this article. How cool you're putting a new engine in! K8shep (talk) 20:05, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

What is Rudolf Diesel's background and how did he get into the development of the diesel engine?

The article skips from 1878 to 1893 when discussing the research that Diesel had done, which had a large impact on the development of the engine and completely changed his patent. ~