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HARDCOVER - Electricity at the World\'s Fair of 1893 Columbian Exposition *NEW*: $44.95
HARDCOVER - Electricity at the World\'s Fair of 1893 Columbian Exposition:Illustrated Enlarged Special Edition*NEW* Sold by CGR PublishingWe are the official publisher of Electricity at the World\'s Fair of 1893 Columbian Exposition Hardbackbook. HARDBACK EDITIONRelease Date: May 13, 2021 Author: John Barrett Length: 514 Pages Black and White with Glossy Color CoverISBN:978-1592181872 MSRP: $44.95 **We combine shipping on books! Pay shipping on first book, other books $1 per item. Please contact us if interested, or add items to your cart and request a total, or check out and contact us and well take care of it!** Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair ushered in the modern electric age with an unprecedented display of electrical lighting, fountains, and dynamos to power the greatest party on Earth.
Everything that you ever wanted to know about electricity at the 1893 World’s Fair but were afraid to ask, it’s all here! Chief of the Electric Department, John Barret, wrote this incredibly informative and in-depth guide to all things electric at the Columbian Exposition in 1894. Leaving no stone unturned, he describes in impeccable detail the exhibits, the power, the specs, and more.
Illustrated with remarkable photographs and engravings from Chicago’s 1893 White City, Electricity at the World’s Fair of 1893 Columbian Exposition: Illustrated Enlarged Special Edition delivers a stunning remastered reading experience with enlarged pages, impeccably re-scanned images, authentic period font, and a lavish retro cover design byExpo: Magic of the White Cityand Westinghouse director, Mark Bussler (writer1939 New York World’s Fair: The World of Tomorrow in Photographsand artist of the 19th-century inspiredThe Horrible Octopus.)
Take an electrifying tour through the World’s Fair and marvel at Westinghouse’s incandescent lighting system, Edison’s Tower of Lights, outside and inside arc lighting, subways and conduits, wires, the intramural railway, the Gray Teleautograph, and much more.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Incandescent Lighting Chapter 3: Arc Lighting Chapter 4: The Power Plant Chapter 5: Dynamos Chapter 6: Motors Chapter 7: Transmission and Regulations of Electric Current Chapter 8: Measuring Instruments Chapter 9: Switchboards Chapter 10: Electric Railway Systems and Appliances Chapter 11: Railway Signaling and Safety Devices Chapter 12: Telegraphy Chapter 13: Telephony Chapter 14: Fire and Police Apparatus Chapter 15: Primary Batteries Chapter 16: Secondary or Storage Batteries Chapter 17: Electric Heating, Welding, and Forging Chapter 18: Electricity Applied to Mining Chapter 19: Electro-Chemistry Chapter 20: Electro-Therapeutics and Electro-Surgery Chapter 21: Electrical Apparatus for War, Marine, and Naval Service Chapter 22: Annunciators and Electrical Calls Chapter 23: Electric Clocks Chapter 24: Carbons for Electrical Purposes Chapter 25: Electrical Parts and Miscellaneous Chapter 26: Electrical Journals and Periodicals Chapter 27: Awards in the Electrical Department Chapter 28: The Electricity Building
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