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Trains and Technology
Anthony J. Bianculli
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Description for Trains and Technology
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1048.
This work presents a view of the history of American railroads in the nineteenth century from a somewhat different perspective. The maturation of the railroad is traced through an exposition of the railroad technology that was developed and applied during the period. Throughout the nineteenth century, a symbiotic relationship existed between railroading and technology, each dependent upon the state and progress of the other to a large degree. A great deal of new technology was created for the railroad, and the railroad, in turn, applied new technology as it became available. Volume four is about bridges and tunnels, and signals. ... Read more
This work presents a view of the history of American railroads in the nineteenth century from a somewhat different perspective. The maturation of the railroad is traced through an exposition of the railroad technology that was developed and applied during the period. Throughout the nineteenth century, a symbiotic relationship existed between railroading and technology, each dependent upon the state and progress of the other to a large degree. A great deal of new technology was created for the railroad, and the railroad, in turn, applied new technology as it became available. Volume four is about bridges and tunnels, and signals. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611492217
SKU
V9781611492217
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About Anthony J. Bianculli
Anthony J. Bianculli is a mechanical engineer with extensive and varied experience in a Fortune 500 company.
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