Frank Julian Sprague Electrical Inventor and Engineer

Name: Frank Julian Sprague Electrical Inventor and Engineer
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ISBN: 9780253353832

ISBN-10: 0253353831

ISBN-13: 9780253353832

Edition: 2009

Authors: William D. Middleton, William D. Middleton

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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 (18571934) 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…

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List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 9/25/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English

William D. Middleton is the author of more than 20 books and many hundreds of articles on rail transportation, engineering, and travel topics. He is editor (with George M. Smerk and Roberta L. Diehl) of Encyclopedia of North American Railroads (IUP, 2007) and co-author of Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer (IUP, 2009).



Foreword by John L. Sprague


Acknowledgments



A Boyhood in new England



The Midshipman inventor



Sprague and the new world of Electricity



Triumph at Richmond



Sprague and the Electric Elevator



Frank Sprague and the Multiple Unit Train



Electrifying the Main line Railroads



The Naval Consulting Board and the Great War



Sprague and Railroad Safety



A Diverse Inventor



An Inventor and Engineer to the End



Epilogue



Frank Julian Sprague Patents



Frank Julian Sprague Honors and Awards



Common Electrical Terms


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index