Exploding Steamboats, Senate Debates, and Technical Reports - The Convergence of Technology, Politics, and Rhetoric in the Steamboat Bill of 1838 (Hardcover)
R. John BrockmannBy 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.
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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.
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Imprint | Baywood Publishing Company Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Baywood's Technical Communications |
Release date | June 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2002 |
Authors | R. John Brockmann |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 147 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-89503-266-9 |
Barcode | 9780895032669 |
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LSN | 0-89503-266-X |
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