Electric Boats and Ships - A History

Electric propulsion for boats was developed in the early 19th century and--despite the advent of the internal combustion engine--continued with the perfecting of the modern turbo-electric ship. Sustainable and hybrid technologies, pioneered in small inland watercraft toward the end of the 20th century, have in recent years been scaled up to create integrated electric drives for the largest ocean-going vessels. This comprehensive history traces the birth and rebirth of the electric boat from 1835 to the present, celebrating the Golden Age of electric launches, 1880-1910.

About the author

Kevin Desmond, a technology historian and biographer, lives near Bordeaux in southern France. Since 1976, he has published 33 books and 300-plus articles on the men and women innovators, often forgotten, behind the progress of transport and related subjects.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Desmond, Desmond Kevin
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2017
• EAN: 9781476665153
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6515-3
• No. of pages: 281
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, 20th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, Shipbuilding technology, engineering & trades, Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades