The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine : An Account of Experimental Research on the Theory, Efficiency, and Mechanical Details of Land and Marine Reaction and Impulse-Reaction Turbines Paperback / softback
by Alexander Richardson
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Technology series
Paperback / softback
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Responsible for the generation of most of the world's electricity, and with applications to sea and land transport, the steam turbine may be regarded as a pivotal invention in the creation of a technologically advanced modern society.
Charles Parsons (1854–1931) built the first practical steam turbine in 1884, and he remained at the forefront of its development for nearly fifty years, as he saw his invention become first the prime means by which thermal energy could be turned into electricity, and then the power behind pioneering cruise liners and warships.
Alexander Richardson (1864–1928), an engineer and politician, had access to the inventor's papers when writing this account of the turbine's history.
Published in 1911, and featuring more than 170 illustrative plates, it provides a valuable insight into the development of a technology that revolutionised power generation, marine transport and naval warfare.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:476 pages, 168 Plates, black and white; 229 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:11/09/2014
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- ISBN:9781108070089
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:476 pages, 168 Plates, black and white; 229 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:11/09/2014
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- ISBN:9781108070089
