DocumentCode
1012624
Title
Some Engineering Contributions to Society
Author
Muir, R.C.
Author_Institution
Vice-President in charge of engineering, General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Volume
56
Issue
5
fYear
1937
fDate
5/1/1937 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
518
Lastpage
523
Abstract
Getting more power from less fuel, and consequently providing the public with a dependable supply of electric power at low rates, is the goal toward which power engineers have aimed for many years. In striving toward this goal, they have made significant contributions to society, some of which are indicated in this article
Keywords
Fuels; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Reliability engineering; Temperature; Turbines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-3860
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-AIEE.1937.5057589
Filename
5057589
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