Exploding Steamboats, Senate Debates, and Technical Reports

The Convergence of Technology, Politics, and Rhetoric in the Steamboat Bill of 1838

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Av R. John Brockmann

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By 1838, over two thousand Americans had been killed and many hundreds injured by exploding steam engines on steamboats. After calls for a solution in two State of the Union addresses, a Senate Select Committee met to consider an investigative report from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, the first federally funded investigation into a technical.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2019-01-21
  • Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
  • Vikt226 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieBaywood's Technical Communications
  • Antal sidor158
  • FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN9780415404112