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Locomotive to Aeromotive : Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution /

Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, this is a detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-19th century to the early days of...

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Autor principal: Short, Simine, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Octave Chanute and â€oeThe Course of Human Progressâ€? Tom D. Crouch -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Formative Years -- 2. The University of Experience -- 3. Opening the West -- 4. At the Top -- 5. Self Realization -- 6. A New Industry -- 7. From the Locomotive to the Aeromotive -- 8. Encouraging Progress in Flying Machines -- Notes -- References -- Index -- back cover 
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