Locomotive to aeromotive : Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution / Simine Short ; foreword by Tom D. Crouch.

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Short, Simine, 1944-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780252093326
0252093321
1283168839
9781283168830
9786613168832
6613168831

Other title:

Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Locomotive to aeromotiveDDC classification:

629.04092 B 22

LOC classification:

TA140.C425

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Contents:

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Octave Chanute and â€œThe Course of Human Progressâ€? Tom D. Crouch -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Formative Years -- 2. The University of Experience -- 3. Opening the West -- 4. At the Top -- 5. Self Realization -- 6. A New Industry -- 7. From the Locomotive to the Aeromotive -- 8. Encouraging Progress in Flying Machines -- Notes -- References -- Index -- back cover

Summary: Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, this is a detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-19th century to the early days of aviation.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, this is a detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-19th century to the early days of aviation.

English.

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