Engineering Invention: Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. Electrical Industry

by Frederick Dalzell

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The technological breakthroughs and entrepreneurial adventures of Frank J. Sprague during the transformative years of the early electrical industry.

Over the course of a little less than twenty years, inventor Frank J. Sprague (1857-1934) achieved an astonishing series of technological breakthroughs--from pioneering work in self-governing motors to developing the first full-scale operational electric railway system--all while commercializing...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262042568

ISBN13:9780262042567

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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