Locomotive to aeromotive : Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution /

Short, Simine, 1944-

Locomotive to aeromotive : Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution / Octave Chanute and the transportation revolution Simine Short ; foreword by Tom D. Crouch. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Octave Chanute and “The Course of Human Progress� Tom D. Crouch -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Formative Years -- 2. The University of Experience -- 3. Opening the West -- 4. At the Top -- 5. Self Realization -- 6. A New Industry -- 7. From the Locomotive to the Aeromotive -- 8. Encouraging Progress in Flying Machines -- Notes -- References -- Index -- back cover

Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, this is a detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-19th century to the early days of aviation.



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Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910.


Civil engineers--United States--Biography.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

TA140 / .L636 2011