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Hardcover Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor & Engineer Book

ISBN: 0253353831

ISBN13: 9780253353832

Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor & Engineer

(Part of the Railroads Past and Present Series)

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Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague (1857-1934) was an American naval officer turned inventor who worked briefly for Thomas Edison before striking out on his own. Sprague contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric elevators...

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