Description: Frank Julian Sprague : Electrical Inventor & Engineer, Hardcover by Middleton, William D.; Sprague, John L. (FRW), ISBN 0253353831, ISBN-13 9780253353832, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague (1857–1934) was an American naval officer turned inventor who worked briefly for Thomas Edison before striking out on his own. Sprague contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric elevators. His innovations would help transform the urban space of the 20th century, enabling cities to grow larger and skyscrapers taller. The Middletons’ generously illustrated biography is an engrossing study of the life and times of a maverick innovator.
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Book Title: Frank Julian Sprague : Electrical Inventor & Engineer
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Frank Julian Sprague : Electrical Inventor and Engineer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Subject: Railroads / History, General, Electrical, North America, Science & Technology
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2009
Item Weight: 36.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 10.4 in
Subject Area: Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: William D. Middleton III, William D. Middleton
Series: Railroads Past and Present Ser.
Item Width: 7.3 in
Format: Hardcover
