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Hans List
Pages 164-167

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... While working on new diesel engine technology in the Johann Weitzer Wagon anti Machine factory, List wrote his doctoral dissertation on "The Regulation of Diesel Engines." It was quite unusual in those days that someone would write a thesis without academic supervision, especially since he had used mathematical methods that could not be verified with a slide rule. His thesis had to be given to a very strict mathematician but was approved with excellent results.
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... After eyewitnessing the horrible air raid that devastated Dresden, Hans List moved to Vilsiburg where he continued his research on piston engines and aircraft turbines. After World War II, List returned to Graz and founded an engineering office AVL- together with four of his former colleagues from the Technical University of Graz.
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... A similar concept was developed for a factory in Korea. He continued throughout his career to build international business relationships overseas and in many European countries.
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