商品簡介
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 towards 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.
作者簡介
Kevin Desmond, a technology historian and biographer, lives near Bordeaux in southern France. Since 1976, his 27 published books and 300+ articles have illuminated the men and women innovators, often forgotten, behind the progress of transport and related subjects.
