Frank Julian Sprague

, by Middleton, William D.; Sprague, John L.

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ISBN: 9780253353832 | 0253353831
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/4/2009

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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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Foreword by John L. Sprague	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
A Boyhood in new England	p. 2
The Midshipman inventor	p. 10
Sprague and the new world of Electricity	p. 34
Triumph at Richmond	p. 62
Sprague and the Electric Elevator	p. 90
Frank Sprague and the Multiple Unit Train	p. 110
Electrifying the Main line Railroads	p. 136
The Naval Consulting Board and the Great War	p. 170
Sprague and Railroad Safety	p. 198
A Diverse Inventor	p. 220
An Inventor and Engineer to the End	p. 242
Epilogue	p. 256
Frank Julian Sprague Patents	p. 271
Frank Julian Sprague Honors and Awards	p. 281
Common Electrical Terms	p. 283
Notes	p. 285
Selected Bibliography	p. 299
Index	p. 305
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