John Frank Stevens :: Civil Engineer.
One of America's foremost civil engineers of the past 150 years, John Frank Stevens was a railway reconnaissance and location engineer whose reputation was made on the Canadian Pacific and Great Northern lines. Self-taught and driven by a bulldog tenacity of purpose, he was hired by Theodore Ro...
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| Schriftenreihe: | Railroads past and present.
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| Zusammenfassung: | One of America's foremost civil engineers of the past 150 years, John Frank Stevens was a railway reconnaissance and location engineer whose reputation was made on the Canadian Pacific and Great Northern lines. Self-taught and driven by a bulldog tenacity of purpose, he was hired by Theodore Roosevelt as chief engineer of the Panama Canal, creating a technical achievement far ahead of its time. Stevens also served for more than five years as the head of the US Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia and as a consultant who contributed to many engineering feats, including the contro. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (360 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253010698 0253010691 |
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| series | Railroads past and present. |
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| spelling | Foust, Clifford. John Frank Stevens : Civil Engineer. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (360 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Railroads Past and Present Print version record. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 A Boy of West Gardiner; 2 Beginnings; 3 The Great Northern; 4 The Panama Canal: In; 5 The Panama Canal: Out; 6 Interlude; 7 Railroading in Russia; 8 The Final Decades; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. One of America's foremost civil engineers of the past 150 years, John Frank Stevens was a railway reconnaissance and location engineer whose reputation was made on the Canadian Pacific and Great Northern lines. Self-taught and driven by a bulldog tenacity of purpose, he was hired by Theodore Roosevelt as chief engineer of the Panama Canal, creating a technical achievement far ahead of its time. Stevens also served for more than five years as the head of the US Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia and as a consultant who contributed to many engineering feats, including the contro. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91017844 Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw94TWy4TV7vRpgR4BdcP Railroad engineers United States Biography. Railroad engineering History. Railroads History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110983 Ingénieurs ferroviaires États-Unis Biographies. Chemins de fer Histoire. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Engineering (General) bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh Railroad engineering fast Railroad engineers fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Biographies fast History fast has work: John Frank Stevens (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFWBvbGdYCv796PWVKf6rq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Foust, Clifford. John Frank Stevens : Civil Engineer. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2013 9780253010612 Railroads past and present. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98111471 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=638270 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Foust, Clifford John Frank Stevens : Civil Engineer. Railroads past and present. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 A Boy of West Gardiner; 2 Beginnings; 3 The Great Northern; 4 The Panama Canal: In; 5 The Panama Canal: Out; 6 Interlude; 7 Railroading in Russia; 8 The Final Decades; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91017844 Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw94TWy4TV7vRpgR4BdcP Railroad engineers United States Biography. Railroad engineering History. Railroads History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110983 Ingénieurs ferroviaires États-Unis Biographies. Chemins de fer Histoire. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Engineering (General) bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh Railroad engineering fast Railroad engineers fast |
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| topic | Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91017844 Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw94TWy4TV7vRpgR4BdcP Railroad engineers United States Biography. Railroad engineering History. Railroads History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110983 Ingénieurs ferroviaires États-Unis Biographies. Chemins de fer Histoire. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Engineering (General) bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh Railroad engineering fast Railroad engineers fast |
| topic_facet | Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943. Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943 Railroad engineers United States Biography. Railroad engineering History. Railroads History. Ingénieurs ferroviaires États-Unis Biographies. Chemins de fer Histoire. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Engineering (General) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. Railroad engineering Railroad engineers United States Biographies History |
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