From torpedoes to aviation : Washington Irving Chambers and technological innovation in the new Navy, 1876-1913 /

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The career of Washington Irving Chambers spans a formative period in the development of the United States Navy. This work covers Chambers' early naval career, his work at the new Office of Naval Intelligence, his participation in the Greeley Relief Expedition, and a survey for the projected ist...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stein, Stephen K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Chambers, Washington Irving, > 1856-1934.
Chambers, Washington Irving, > 1856-1934
United States. > Navy > Officers > Biography.
United States. > Navy
1800-1999
Naval art and science > Technological innovations > United States > History > 19th century.
Naval art and science > Technological innovations > United States > History > 20th century.
Art et science navals > Innovations > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Art et science navals > Innovations > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Officers
Naval art and science > Technological innovations
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The career of Washington Irving Chambers spans a formative period in the development of the United States Navy. This work covers Chambers' early naval career, his work at the new Office of Naval Intelligence, his participation in the Greeley Relief Expedition, and a survey for the projected isthmian canal through Nicaragua.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 255 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255) and index.
ISBN:9780817381059
0817381058

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