Frank Julian Sprague : electrical inventor & engineer /

Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague (1857-1934) was an American naval officer turned inventor who worked briefl...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Middleton, William D., 1928-2011 (Author), Middleton, William D., 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
Series:Railroads past and present.
Subjects:
Sprague, Frank J. > (Frank Julian), > 1857-1934.
1900-1999
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Electrical engineers > United States > Biography.
Electric railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
Chemins de fer électriques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ingénieurs électriciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY > North America.
Electric railroads.
Electrical engineers.
Inventors.
United States.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
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