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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 A BOYHOOD IN NEW ENGLAND; 2 THE MIDSHIPMAN INVENTOR; 3 SPRAGUE AND THE NEW WORLD OF ELECTRICITY; 4 TRIUMPH AT RICHMOND; 5 SPRAGUE AND THE ELECTRIC ELEVATOR; 6 FRANK SPRAGUE AND THE MULTIPLE UNIT TRAIN; 7 ELECTRIFYING THE MAIN LINE RAILROADS; 8 THE NAVAL CONSULTING BOARD AND THE GREAT WAR; 9 SPRAGUE AND RAILROAD SAFETY; 10 A DIVERSE INVENTOR; 11 AN INVENTOR AND ENGINEER TO THE END; 12 EPILOGUE; Appendix A. Frank Julian Sprague Patents; Appendix B. Frank Julian Sprague Honors and Awards; Appendix C. Common Electrical Terms; Notes
  • Selected BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

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