• DocumentCode
    60857
  • Title

    The Birth of Electric Traction [Book Review]

  • Author

    Glickenstein, Harvey

  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    114
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    The IEEE History Center has just published a biography of Frank Julian Sprague, one of the original founders of the American Institute of Engineers. Sprague was one of the most important electrical engineers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sprague was an inventor who believed in preparing engineering plans and calculating his designs before building the prototypes that he tested, improved upon, and ended up installing.
  • Keywords
    Book reviews; Design methodology; Railway electrification; Sprague, Julian; Traction motors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Vehicular Technology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1556-6072
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MVT.2014.2335412
  • Filename
    6894279