The Life of John Ericsson, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Life of John Ericsson, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by William Conant Church and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of John Ericsson, Vol. 1 Spendthrift in Invention - Associations with William Laird. The Caloric Engine the Sensation of London. - Faraday's Lect ure upon it. - Ericsson Anticipates Sir William Thomson's Sounding Apparatus. - Applies Steam to Canal Navigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.