{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-the-parsons-steam-turbine-an-account-of-experimental-research-on-the-theory-efficiency-and-mechanical-details-of-land-and-marine-reaction-and-impulse-reaction-turbines-paperback-9781108070089","title":"The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine; An Account of Experimental Research on the Theory, Efficiency, and Mechanical Details of Land and Marine Reaction and Impulse-Reaction Turbines (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070089","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Account of Experimental Research on the Theory, Efficiency, and Mechanical Details of Land and Marine Reaction and Impulse-Reaction Turbines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1911, a copiously illustrated history of one of the most important inventions of the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Richardson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070089, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 September 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e476 pages, 397 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.9 x 21.1 x 2.5 cm, 1.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eResponsible for the generation of most of the world's electricity, and with applications to sea and land transport, the steam turbine may be regarded as a pivotal invention in the creation of a technologically advanced modern society. Charles Parsons (1854–1931) built the first practical steam turbine in 1884, and he remained at the forefront of its development for nearly fifty years, as he saw his invention become first the prime means by which thermal energy could be turned into electricity, and then the power behind pioneering cruise liners and warships. Alexander Richardson (1864–1928), an engineer and politician, had access to the inventor's papers when writing this account of the turbine's history. Published in 1911, and featuring more than 170 illustrative plates, it provides a valuable insight into the development of a technology that revolutionised power generation, marine transport and naval warfare.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrefatory note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory and historical\u003cbr\u003e 2. The turbine from the theoretical standpoint\u003cbr\u003e 3. Experiments on mechanical details of turbines\u003cbr\u003e 4. The evolution of the marine turbine and its applications to British warships\u003cbr\u003e 5. The development of the turbine in the British merchant service\u003cbr\u003e 6. The turbine in foreign and colonial fleets\u003cbr\u003e 7. Recent and prospective developments in warship turbines\u003cbr\u003e 8. Recent and prospective developments in merchant ship turbines\u003cbr\u003e 9. Electric generators and turbines for driving them\u003cbr\u003e 10. Exhaust-steam turbines and turbo-air compressors\u003cbr\u003e 11. Parsons turbines for land purposes on the continent\u003cbr\u003e 12. The manufacture of turbines\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Heaton Works of Messrs. C. A. Parsons and Co.\u003cbr\u003e 14. Parsons Marine Turbine Works at Wallsend\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003075350808,"sku":"9781108070089","price":54.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070089i.jpg?v=1696748789","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-evolution-of-the-parsons-steam-turbine-an-account-of-experimental-research-on-the-theory-efficiency-and-mechanical-details-of-land-and-marine-reaction-and-impulse-reaction-turbines-paperback-9781108070089","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}