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Engineering invention : Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. electrical industry /

Over the course of less than 20 years, inventor Frank J Sprague (1857-1934) achieved an astonishing series of breakthroughs. Frederick Dalzell tells Sprague's story, setting it against the backdrop of one of the most dynamic periods in the history of technology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dalzell, Frederick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Sprague, Frank J. > (Frank Julian), > 1857-1934.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Electric utilities > United States > History > 20th century.
Electrical engineers > United States > Biography.
BUSINESS/Management
HUMANITIES/Biography & Autobiography
ENGINEERING/Electrical Engineering
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Over the course of less than 20 years, inventor Frank J Sprague (1857-1934) achieved an astonishing series of breakthroughs. Frederick Dalzell tells Sprague's story, setting it against the backdrop of one of the most dynamic periods in the history of technology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780262258708
0262258706
1282694405
9781282694408
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262042567.001.0001