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Beloved Scientist: Elihu Thomson, A Guiding Spirit of the Electrical Age by Woodbury, David O - 1944

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Beloved Scientist: Elihu Thomson, A Guiding Spirit of the Electrical Age

by Woodbury, David O

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New York: Whittlesey House, 1944. fair. 358, illus., bibliography, index, some foxing to text, bds soiled & stained, board & spine edges worn, cloth on rear board wrinkled. Elihu Thomson (1853-1937) was a major American inventor of electric light and power systems. A contemporary of Thomas Edison, Thomson performed the engineering and design work necessary to make electric lighting a common product. Pages 237-239 discuss the application of Thomson's process for electric welding to drilling the armor plate for battleships used in the Spanish-American War. Thomson moved his family away from the New England coast during the war because he feared Spanish bombardment.

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Book Condition Used - fair
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Binding Hardcover
Publisher Whittlesey House
Place of Publication New York
Date Published 1944
Keywords Elihu Thomson, Inventors, Electric Light, Electric Power, Thomas A. Edison, Engineering, Biographies, Spanish-Am War

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Beloved Scientist: Elihu Thomson A Guiding Spirit Of The Electrical Age

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Whittlesey House. Fair with no dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Cover wear. Faded cover (spine label mostly illegible) . ; 358 pages .

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Beloved Scientist: Elihu Thomson, a Guiding Spirit of the Electrical Age

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New York: Whittlesey House. Nearly fine copy. 1944. reprint. hardcover. 8vo, 358 pp., Spine slightly faded, else about fine. .

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Whittlesey House. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (electrical engineering, biography) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

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Beloved Scientist; Elihu Thomson, a Guiding Spirit of the electrical Age

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New York, London: Whittlesey House, 1944. xiv, 358p., b/w illus., chipped dj, author's SIGNED presentation copy.

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New York & London: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1944 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Author recto ffep. Full maroon cloth, gilt titles on spine, xiii, 358 pp, 16 ff b & w photo plates including frontis., bibliography, index. Yellow highlighting scattered throughout, else VG, top corners bumped, owner's name on ffep as is author's signature. Biography of a pioneer of electrical engineering, inventor of the three-phase dynamo, the arc welder, cream separator, alternating-current distribution, the repulsion motor, various types of transformers, the magnetic blowout, electric motor controllers, lightning arresters, improvements to X-ray tubes and high-frequency radio. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 8 oz.). First Edition. . G+/No dj. 24 X 16 cm.