Genius Richard Trevithicks Steam Engines

Author : Philip M. Hosken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908867056
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genius, Richard Trevithick's Steam Engines written by Philip M. Hosken and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genius' is an over-used, but rarely-accurate, description applied to remarkable figures. In the case of Richard Trevithick, however, its use is not only apt, but could even be regarded as something of an understatement. Philip Hosken's 'Genius' offers a perfect introduction to the great engineer. Combining detailed and original research, the result is a clearly stated, unbiased and readable account of his life and achievements. From childhood and early motivation, through feverish experimentation and frustration, to the eventual triumph of his revolutionary high pressure cylindrical boiler, 1801 road engine and the world's first railway locomotive, the author explains how and why Trevithick became a giant of invention and innovation. Laying to rest myths regurgitated by less-diligent writers, while not neglecting the major contributions to the story of Papin, Newcomen, Savery and others, Hosken employs the kind of scientific rigour which the protagonist of his book might recognise and approve. If you only read one book about Richard Trevithick, make sure it's this one.

Author : Edith Katherine Harper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cornish Giant written by Edith Katherine Harper and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Hanlon
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198851545
Total Pages : 667 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Block by Block written by Robert Hanlon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of many fields - physics, chemistry, engineering - lies thermodynamics. While this science plays a critical role in determining the boundary between what is and is not possible in the natural world, it occurs to many as an indecipherable black box, thus making the subject a challenge to learn. Two obstacles contribute to this situation, the first being the disconnect between the fundamental theories and the underlying physics and the second being the confusing concepts and terminologies involved with the theories. While one needn't confront either of these two obstacles to successfully use thermodynamics to solve real problems, overcoming both provides access to a greater intuitive sense of the problems and more confidence, more strength, and more creativity in solving them. This book offers an original perspective on thermodynamic science and history based on the three approaches of a practicing engineer, academician, and historian. The book synthesises and gathers into one accessible volume a strategic range of foundational topics involving the atomic theory, energy, entropy, and the laws of thermodynamics.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memorial Edition of the Life of Richard Trevithick written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Dutton
Publisher : Legend Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178955148X
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Genius Famine written by Edward Dutton and published by Legend Press Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geniuses are rare and exceptional people.

Author : Slason Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of American Railways written by Slason Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. W. Dickinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108016359
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Richard Trevithick written by H. W. Dickinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1934 study of the life and work of Trevithick places his achievements in the context of the Industrial Revolution.

Author : Francis Trevithick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life of Richard Trevithick written by Francis Trevithick and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. W . Dickinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429751044
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of the Steam Engine written by H. W . Dickinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1938, this volume details the steam engine as the most dynamic factor in the Industrial Revolution, freeing humanity from their age-long dependence upon the power of water, wind, and animals, or of their own muscles. Itself the offspring of coal and iron, it made possible the sinking of deeper mines and the casting and forging of greater quantities of iron, from which machines were constructed to be powered by steam in the factories of the rapidly growing industrial areas. Soon the mass-produced goods from these mills were transported by steam locomotives and steamships all over the world. This was the Age of Steam. Even today, steam turbines still drive the dynamos of our electric power stations, whether fuelled by coal, oil or nuclear energy. Much has been written about the steam engine, but this book, first produced by the late Dr. H.W. Dickinson just before the second World War, is still the best short account. It describes developments from the pioneering efforts of Savery and Newcomen, through the achievements of Watt and Trevethick, down to Parsons and modern times.

Author : Henry Winram Dickinson
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of the Steam Engine written by Henry Winram Dickinson and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1939 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: