Exploding steamboats, senate debates, and technical reports: the convergence of technology, politics, and rhetoric in the steamboat bill of 1838
Auteur :
Brockmann, R. John
Éditeur :
Baywood Publishing Company Inc
ISBN :
9780895032669
Date de publication :
15 juin 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
By 1838, over two thousand Americans had been killed and many hundreds injured by exploding steam engines on steamboats. After calls for a solution in two State of the Union addresses, a Senate Select Committee met to consider an investigative report from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia. This work covers this topic.