Technology & Engineering
James B. Eads
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Louis How
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…
Lecture on Artificial Flight
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William G. Krueger
Lecture on artificial flight given on request of the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 7, 1876 in San Francisco, California by William G…
Silent Sentinels: Protective Relays for A-C and D-C Systems
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Westinghouse Electric And Manufacturing Company
Possibly the first book concerning the protective relays and schemes used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric powe…
The Magic Lantern and its Management
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T. C. Hepworth
There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that i…
Water-Closets: A Historical, Mechanical, and Sanitary Treatise
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Glenn Brown
Plunge into the wonderful world of water-closets (a.k.a. toilets) with Virginia architect Glenn Brown. Follow the evolution of the humble to…