Electric Boats and Ships
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6515-3 (ISBN)
Electric propulsion for boats was developed in the early 19th century and--despite the advent of the internal combustion engine--continued with the perfecting of the modern turbo-electric ship. Sustainable and hybrid technologies, pioneered in small inland watercraft toward the end of the 20th century, have in recent years been scaled up to create integrated electric drives for the largest ocean-going vessels. This comprehensive history traces the birth and rebirth of the electric boat from 1835 to the present, celebrating the Golden Age of electric launches, 1880-1910.
Kevin Desmond, a technology historian and biographer, lives near Bordeaux in southern France. Since 1976, he has published 33 books and 300-plus articles on the men and women innovators, often forgotten, behind the progress of transport and related subjects.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Christoph Ballin
Preface
OneOrigins (1837–1889)
TwoElectric Boats Become Popular (1889–1914)
ThreeThe Turboelectric Ship (1920–1960)
FourWartime Interlude
FiveRebirth
SixThe French Connection (1992–)
Seven2000–2009
EightWider Still and Wider (2010–2014)
NineIn Recent Months (2015–)
TenTowards the Sustainable Electric Ship
Appendix A. The World Electric Water Speed Record
Appendix B. Tûranor PlanetSolar
Appendix C. Cable Electric Boats
Appendix D. Electric Boat and Engine Builders (Past and Present)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.04.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 95 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 517 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6515-X / 147666515X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6515-3 / 9781476665153 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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