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Kras, Sara Louise

The Steam Engine

102 pp. | Chelsea | September, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-7910-7453-6 $$22.95
(3) YA Transforming Power of Technology series. This straightforward text discusses how concurrent experiments by European inventors perfected the science and mechanics of this power source. Kras then focuses on nineteenth-century steam-powered applications (e.g., ships, farm and factory equipment, trains) and on how steam engines are used today. Black-and-white and color photos and reproductions accompany the narrative. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman

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