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Exploding Steamboats, Senate Debates, and Technical Reports

The Convergence of Technology, Politics, and Rhetoric in the Steamboat Bill of 1838

R. John Brockmann

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Routledge
21 January 2019
By 1838, over two thousand Americans had been killed and many hundreds injured by exploding steam engines on steamboats. After calls for a solution in two State of the Union addresses, a Senate Select Committee met to consider an investigative report from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, the first federally funded investigation into a technical.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   500g
ISBN:   9780415404112
ISBN 10:   0415404118
Series:   Baywood's Technical Communications
Pages:   158
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

R. John Brockman

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