| Description |
xxv, 269 : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The world's fairs of 1876 and 1939 -- Ch. 2. Edison, Westinghouse, and electric power -- Ch. 3. Bell and the telephone -- Ch. 4. Burton, Houdry, and the refining of oil -- Ch. 5. Ford, sloan, and the automobile -- Ch. 6. The Wright Brothers and the airplane -- Ch. 7. Radio : from Hertz to Armstrong -- Ch. 8. Ammann and the George Washington Bridge -- Ch. 9. Eastwood, Tedesko, and reinforced concrete -- Ch. 10. Streamlining : Chrysler and Douglas -- App. The Edison Dynamo and the parallel circuit |
| Summary |
"Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939 - the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, and building with reinforced concrete."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Engineering -- United States -- History.
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Engineers -- United States.
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| Author |
Billington, David P., 1953-
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| LC no. |
2005037085 |
| ISBN |
9780691102924 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0691102929 hardcover alkaline paper |
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