locomotive designers in the age of steam
12-8-2 — In the Whyte notation, a 2 8 2 is a railroad steam locomotive that has one leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and one trailing axle. This configuration of steam locomotive is most often referred to as a Mikadocite web|… …
2History of the bicycle — Vehicles for human transport that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating …
3Northern Pacific Railway — The Northern Pacific Railway system map …
4naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
5Packard Clipper — The Packard Clipper was a model of the Packard Motor Car Company from 1941 to 1954, and the Studebaker Packard Corporation for 1955 and 1957. Clippers built for model year 1956 are considered a stand alone make, not a model of Packard.The 1941 47 …
6technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
7Otto Kuhler — at Chicago station 1935 Otto Kuhler (July 31, 1894 – August 5, 1977) was an American designer, one of the best known industrial designers of the American railroads. According to Trains magazine he streamstyled more locomotives and railroad cars… …
8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
9Raymond Loewy — Raymond Fernand Loewy (5 November, 1893 14 July, 1986) was one of the best known industrial designers of the 20th century. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United States where he influenced countless aspects of… …
10Matthew Murray — For other people named Matthew Murray, see Matthew Murray (disambiguation). Matthew Murray Matthew Murray (1765 1826) Born 1765 Newcastle upon Tyne …
