Author: Ken Gibbs
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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.
The Steam Locomotive
Author: Ken Gibbs
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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.
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
Author: William Rosen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226726347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226726347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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.
How a Steam Locomotive Works
Author: Karen Parker
Publisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9780939487899
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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.
Publisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9780939487899
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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 Short History of the Steam Engine
Author: Henry Winram Dickinson
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Steam-engines
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Steam-engines
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Thomas the Tank Engine Counts to Ten
Author: Wilbert V. Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679888796
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The numbers one through ten are introduced via a railroad setting.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679888796
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The numbers one through ten are introduced via a railroad setting.
American Steam Locomotives
Author: William L. Withuhn
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253039355
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253039355
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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.
Power from Steam
Author: Richard L. Hills
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521458344
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521458344
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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 Locomotive
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 9780760303368
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon's thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed profile of the mighty steam trains that once ruled the tracks.
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 9780760303368
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon's thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed profile of the mighty steam trains that once ruled the tracks.
Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive
Author: J. Parker Lamb
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253342195
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253342195
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
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.
The Flying Scotsman
Author:
Publisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781908402080
Category : Express trains
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Trains & Railways.
Publisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781908402080
Category : Express trains
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Trains & Railways.