(DOWNLOAD) "Conquests of Science: Steamship Conquest of the World" by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Conquests of Science: Steamship Conquest of the World
- Author : Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
- Release Date : January 02, 2012
- Genre: Transportation,Books,Nonfiction,History,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 85152 KB
Description
The Titanic was born during the golden age of ocean liners, when gigantic steam-powered ships were the primary mode of intercontinental travel and luxury liners like the Mauretania and the Olympic captured the public's imagination. In this amply illustrated 1912 volume, author Frederick Talbot provides a fascinating look at all aspects of these early twentieth-century technological marvels, from the earliest stages of design and testing to the exquisite interior decorations found on the choicest ships. Talbot also provides great detail on the dangers of these massive ships and begins his chapter on 'The Peril of the Ice' by noting that "the year 1912 will stand as a milestone...as it witnessed not only the greatest shipwreck on record, but because it drove home to the public more forcefully than ever the serious menace that the iceberg offers to navigation, and the helplessness of man when he is pitted against such a formidable antagonist of the deep."
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