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9780253353832

Frank Julian Sprague

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  • ISBN13:

    9780253353832

  • ISBN10:

    0253353831

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-09-04
  • Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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).

William D. Middleton III is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of North American Railroads (IUP, 2007).

Table of Contents

Foreword by John L. Spraguep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
A Boyhood in new Englandp. 2
The Midshipman inventorp. 10
Sprague and the new world of Electricityp. 34
Triumph at Richmondp. 62
Sprague and the Electric Elevatorp. 90
Frank Sprague and the Multiple Unit Trainp. 110
Electrifying the Main line Railroadsp. 136
The Naval Consulting Board and the Great Warp. 170
Sprague and Railroad Safetyp. 198
A Diverse Inventorp. 220
An Inventor and Engineer to the Endp. 242
Epiloguep. 256
Frank Julian Sprague Patentsp. 271
Frank Julian Sprague Honors and Awardsp. 281
Common Electrical Termsp. 283
Notesp. 285
Selected Bibliographyp. 299
Indexp. 305
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