Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor & Engineer

by William D. Middleton and Foreword by John L. Sprague. William D. Middleton and William D. Middleton III

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253353831
• ISBN13: 9780253353832
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher