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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (Hardcover)
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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (Hardcover)
Series: Railroads Past and Present
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Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played
by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design.
The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both
grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources
of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when
coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine
eventually found numerous applications in transportation,
especially in railroad technology. J. Parker Lamb traces the
evolution of the steam engine from the early 1700s through the
early 1800s, when the first locomotives were sent to the United
States from England. Lamb then shifts the scene to the development
of the American steam locomotive, first by numerous small builders,
and later, by the early 20th century, by only three major
enterprises and a handful of railroad company shops. Lamb reviews
the steady progress of steam locomotive technology through its
pinnacle during the 1930s, then discusses the reasons for its
subsequent decline. The contributions and role of mechanical
engineers in the evolution of locomotive design.
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