Gottlieb Daimler and Rudolf Diesel developed the concept of turbocharging in the late 19th century to boost engine performance. The very first exhaust-driven turbocharger patent was filed in 1905 for a marine engine. This was patented by Alfred Buchi, who was a Swiss mechanical engineer. The world’s first turbo set-up was not installed in a car or a sea vessel at all. On the contrary, the technology debuted for aircrafts. Sanford Alexander Moss installed the very first turbocharger on a Liberty V12 aircraft engine. Soon, American aviation followed up by installing turbos on their own airplanes. As is the case with turbochargers, this new generation of boosted aircraft could reach new heights without suffering an enormous drop in engine performance due to far less air density at high altitudes.