Author: Constance Buel Burnett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A biography of the ... Swedish inventor who designed the 'Monitor,' the little ironclad battleship that saved the Union during the Civil War.
Captain John Ericsson
Author: Constance Buel Burnett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A biography of the ... Swedish inventor who designed the 'Monitor,' the little ironclad battleship that saved the Union during the Civil War.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A biography of the ... Swedish inventor who designed the 'Monitor,' the little ironclad battleship that saved the Union during the Civil War.
The Life of John Ericsson
Author: William Conant Church
Publisher:
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Category : Engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Captain John Ericsson, the Engineer
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Man Who Made the Monitor
Author: Olav Thulesius
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786427663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the Monitor instantly springs to mind. The first of the ironclads, the Monitor not only took part in a major battle, it forever changed the face of naval construction. But who was the man behind the ship? Born in Filipstad, Sweden, in 1803, the brilliant and somewhat eccentric engineer John Ericsson spent his childhood observing his father's work in mining and later learned his engineering skills at the North Atlantic-Baltic canal. As a young man Ericsson turned to a variety of projects. In England, he introduced the ship's propeller, built an Arctic expedition vessel and designed some of the first successful steam locomotives. Moving to New York in 1839, he soon teamed up with Harry Cornelius Delameter of the Phoenix foundry, a partnership which resulted in Ericsson's most famous work, the USS Monitor. Focusing on the man behind the inventions, this book tells the life story of John Ericsson. It details a number of Ericsson's inventions including a steam-powered fire engine, the first screw-propelled warship, a variety of "hot-air engines," and early experiments in solar power from the roof of his Manhattan home. The main focus is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS Monitor. One of the first viable armored warships, the Monitor revolutionized naval warfare the world over. The ship's battle with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads and its eventual fate off the coast of Cape Hatteras are covered. Ericsson's relationships with contemporaries such as Alfred Nobel and recent developments concerning the recovery of the wreck of the Monitor are also examined.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786427663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Mention Civil War naval confrontations and the Monitor instantly springs to mind. The first of the ironclads, the Monitor not only took part in a major battle, it forever changed the face of naval construction. But who was the man behind the ship? Born in Filipstad, Sweden, in 1803, the brilliant and somewhat eccentric engineer John Ericsson spent his childhood observing his father's work in mining and later learned his engineering skills at the North Atlantic-Baltic canal. As a young man Ericsson turned to a variety of projects. In England, he introduced the ship's propeller, built an Arctic expedition vessel and designed some of the first successful steam locomotives. Moving to New York in 1839, he soon teamed up with Harry Cornelius Delameter of the Phoenix foundry, a partnership which resulted in Ericsson's most famous work, the USS Monitor. Focusing on the man behind the inventions, this book tells the life story of John Ericsson. It details a number of Ericsson's inventions including a steam-powered fire engine, the first screw-propelled warship, a variety of "hot-air engines," and early experiments in solar power from the roof of his Manhattan home. The main focus is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS Monitor. One of the first viable armored warships, the Monitor revolutionized naval warfare the world over. The ship's battle with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads and its eventual fate off the coast of Cape Hatteras are covered. Ericsson's relationships with contemporaries such as Alfred Nobel and recent developments concerning the recovery of the wreck of the Monitor are also examined.
Captain John Ericsson in New York
Author: Erik Eliasson
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Category : Monitor (Ironclad)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Category : Monitor (Ironclad)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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John Ericsson and the Inventions of War
Author: Ann Brophy
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Silver Burdett Press
ISBN: 9780382240522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Traces the life of the Swedish-American engineer and inventor who introduced the successful use of screw propellers on commercial and naval vessles, and designed and built the famous Civil War ship, the Monitor.
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Silver Burdett Press
ISBN: 9780382240522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Traces the life of the Swedish-American engineer and inventor who introduced the successful use of screw propellers on commercial and naval vessles, and designed and built the famous Civil War ship, the Monitor.
The Washington Memorial to Captain John Ericsson and Its History
Author: American Scandinavian Alliance
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Category : Statues
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Category : Statues
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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The Washington Memorial to Captain John Ericsson and Its History
Author: Hans Lagerlöf
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Iron Thunder
Author: Avi
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423140621
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Iron Thunder
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423140621
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Iron Thunder
Thank You Very Much, Captain Ericsson!
Author: Connie Wooldridge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985562601
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985562601
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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