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.
9780252093326 9781283168830 9786613168832 6613168831
2019717386
015836572 Uk
Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910.
Civil engineers--United States--Biography.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
TA140 / .L636 2011
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.
9780252093326 9781283168830 9786613168832 6613168831
2019717386
015836572 Uk
Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910.
Civil engineers--United States--Biography.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
TA140 / .L636 2011