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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Autores principales: Middleton, William D., 1928-2011 (Autor), Middleton, William D., 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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