Author: John Bloomfield JervisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Report of John B. Jervis ... in Relation to the Railroad Bridge Over the Mississippi River, at Rock Island
Author: John Bloomfield JervisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Locomotive to Aeromotive
Author: Simine ShortPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252093321
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures such as the Kansas City Bridge over the previously "unbridgeable" Missouri River, and was a passionate aviation pioneer whose collaborative approach to aeronautical engineering problems encouraged other experimenters, including the Wright brothers. Drawing on rich archival material and exclusive family sources, Locomotive to Aeromotive is the first detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-nineteenth century to the early days of aviation. Aviation researcher and historian Simine Short brings to light in colorful detail many previously overlooked facets of Chanute's professional and personal life. In the late nineteenth century, few considered engineering as a profession on par with law or medicine, but Chanute devoted much time and energy to the newly established professional societies that were created to set standards and serve the needs of civil engineers. Though best known for his aviation work, he became a key figure in the opening of the American continent by laying railroad tracks and building bridges, experiences that later gave him the engineering knowledge to build the first stable aircraft structure. Chanute also introduced a procedure to treat wooden railroad ties with an antiseptic that increased the wood’s lifespan in the tracks. Establishing the first commercial plants, he convinced railroad men that it was commercially feasible to make money by spending money on treating ties to conserve natural resources. He next introduced the date nail to help track the age and longevity of railroad ties. A versatile engineer, Chanute was known as a kind and generous colleague during his career. Using correspondence and other materials not previously available to scholars and biographers, Short covers Chanute's formative years in antebellum America as well as his experiences traveling from New Orleans to New York, his apprenticeship on the Hudson River Railroad, and his early engineering successes. His multiple contributions to railway expansion, bridge building, and wood preservation established his reputation as one of the nation's most successful and distinguished civil engineers. Instead of retiring, he utilized his experiences and knowledge as a bridge builder in the development of motorless flight. Through the reflections of other engineers, scientists, and pioneers in various fields who knew him, Short characterizes Chanute as a man who believed in fostering and supporting people who were willing to learn. This well-researched biography cements Chanute's place as a preeminent engineer and mentor in the history of transportation in the United States and the development of the airplane.
John B. Jervis, an American Engineering Pioneer
Author: F. Daniel LarkinPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The life of the man who engineered the Erie Canal, New York City's first comprehensive water system (the Croton Aqueduct), the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and many other engineering projects throughout New York State.
The Reminiscences of John B. Jervis, Engineer of the Old Croton
Author: John Bloomfield JervisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Author: Iowa State Commerce CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Fourth report is accompanied by "Map and profiles of Iowa railroads, 1881".
Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending ...
Author: Iowa. Board of Railroad CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway System and Representative Employees ...
Author: Railroad Record and Journal of Commerce, Banking, Manufactures and Statistics
Author: The Transportation Frontier
Author: Oscar Osburn WintherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Includes material on Western wagon trains, teamsters, stagecoaching, steamboats, railroads, and train robbers.
Author: