Frank Julian Sprague : Electrical Inventor and 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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Auteurs principaux: Middleton, William D., 1928-2011 (Auteur), Middleton, William D., 1961- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sprague, Frank J. > (Frank Julian), > 1857-1934.
Inventors.
Electrical engineers.
Electric railroads.
HISTORY > North America.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Ingenieurs electriciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Chemins de fer electriques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Electric railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
Electrical engineers > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo

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