Rail, Steam, and Speed: The Rocket and the Birth of Steam Locomotion

by Chris McGowan

Book Overview

From October 6 through 14, 1829, in a small village just outside Liverpool, England, ten thousand spectators gathered to witness one of the most remarkable events of the Industrial Age: a battle among locomotives that became known as the Rainhill Trials. Five machines were entered in the competition: the horse-powered Cycloped attained a top speed of only five miles per hour, while Perseverence--which looked like a giant iron bottle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231134746
• ISBN13: 9780231134743
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher