Electrical Engineer : Men of Action Series No. 9
by Eric Leyland
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine Not Price Clipped
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edmund Ward (Publishers) Ltd, 1963. New Machines, New technical developments, new scientific discoveries are today (1963) revolutionizing industry and commerce, and behind them all making this possible is electricity , a foundation stone of modern life which many of us take for granted . Eric Leyland describes the whole process by which electricity is generated and distributed, and TYPES of electricity and how it operates.He covers the SOURCES of power - water, steam by use of coal , oil, and the Nuclear Reactors, Plus some of the times Great projects, like the Snowy Mountains scheme in Australia. All this with many photos and drawings as he brings to life the work of the Electrical Engineer. 96pp including appendix. A VERY Lovely Copy.. Not Inscribed or Signed. This is the First Edition. Black Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Not Price Clipped. Illus. by Illustrated By B Gerry and Others. Crown 8vo. Hardback.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003127
- Title
- Electrical Engineer : Men of Action Series No. 9
- Author
- Eric Leyland
- Illustrator
- Illustrated By B Gerry and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Not Price Clipped
- Edition
- This is the First Edition
- Publisher
- Edmund Ward (Publishers) Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- E;ectrics Electrical Men of Action Series
- Bookseller catalogs
- Topograpical; Scholastic Interest; Exploration; Engineering; Techanical;
- Size
- Crown 8vo
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