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Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer (Railroads Past and Present) Hardcover - 2009
by Middleton III, William D
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- Hardcover
This illustrated biography offers an engrossing study of the life and times of maverick innovator Frank Julian Sprague. A former American naval officer, Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars, an innovation that would transform the landscape of the 20th century.
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- Title Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer (Railroads Past and Present)
- Author Middleton III, William D
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition (U
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
- Date 2009-09-25
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0253353831.G
- ISBN 9780253353832 / 0253353831
- Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.2 in (25.65 x 18.03 x 3.05 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Library of Congress subjects Inventors - United States, Electrical engineers - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009017091
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Choice, 05/01/2010, Page 0
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/20/2009, Page 21