A Short History of the Steam Engine
Author : Henry Winram Dickinson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 1939
Category : Steam-engines
ISBN :
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
Author : William Rosen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0226726347
Book Description
"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Power from Steam
Author : Richard L. Hills
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 36,2 MB
Release : 1993-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521458344
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive history of the steam engine in fifty years. It follows the development of reciprocating steam engines, from their earliest forms to the beginning of the twentieth century when they were replaced by steam turbines.
American Steam Locomotives
Author : William L. Withuhn
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0253039355
Book Description
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.
The Steam Locomotive
Author : Ken Gibbs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 23,44 MB
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445624257
Book Description
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.
Building Simple Model Steam Engines
Author : Tubal Cain
Publisher : Nexus Special Interests
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Models and modelmaking
ISBN : 9781854861474
Book Description
A guide to building simple oscillating steam engine models. It describes the making of four such models: Kitty, a small overtype engine; Otto, a simple steam turbine plant; Wencelas, a superior Christmas present; and Henry a 19th-century vertical engine and boiler.
Watt's Perfect Engine
Author : Ben Marsden
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780231131728
Book Description
Discusses the life of scientist James Watt, inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine, and focuses on re-discovering steam, types of steam engines, manufacturing and marketing a steam engine.
The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen
Author : L. T. C. Rolt
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Inventions
ISBN : 9781901522440
Book Description
Originally published in 1977 as a memorial to Rolt, this is an authoritative biography on the life and work of Thomas Newcomen, the first to produce a machine capable of providing power, other than that derived from man, animals or the elements. Additional notes have been added to put the book within the context of more recent research.
How a Steam Locomotive Works
Author : Karen Parker
Publisher : TLC Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780939487899
Book Description
This book examines how modern steam locomotive works, including all its major sub-systems and appliances. Illustrations show how each part of the locomotive fits into the overall functioning, some background on each aspect of each function, and examples of various locomotives from a wide variety of railroads all over the U.S. The book is written for the layman to understand, providing a really easy to comprehend, yet technically competent and complete volume that will be valuable for anyone interested in the steam era.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-engine
Author : Robert Henry Thurston
Publisher : N.Y.: D. Appleton
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 41,18 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Steam-engines
ISBN :
