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Author : Ken Gibbs
Release : 2012-12-15
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 257/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Steam Locomotive by : Ken Gibbs
Download or read book The Steam Locomotive written by Ken Gibbs. This book was released on 2012-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.
Author : William L. Withuhn
Release : 2019-03-01
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 355/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Steam Locomotives by : William L. Withuhn
Download or read book American Steam Locomotives written by William L. Withuhn. This book was released on 2019-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Author : Alfred W. Bruce
Release : 1952
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Steam Locomotive in America by : Alfred W. Bruce
Download or read book The Steam Locomotive in America written by Alfred W. Bruce. This book was released on 1952. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Parker Lamb
Release : 2003-07-08
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 195/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive by : J. Parker Lamb
Download or read book Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive written by J. Parker Lamb. This book was released on 2003-07-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially in railroad technology. J. Parker Lamb traces the evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders, and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops. Lamb reviews the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its subsequent decline.
Author : J. W. Harding
Release : 2016-07-02
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 822/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Steam Locomotive by : J. W. Harding
Download or read book The Steam Locomotive written by J. W. Harding. This book was released on 2016-07-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
