Poor Christopher Colles: An Innovator's Obstacles in Early America.

Autor: Popper, Deborah Epstein
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Zdroj: Journal of American Culture; Jun2005, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p178-190, 13p
Abstrakt: Focuses on the success and failure of Christopher Colles, an engineer, inventor and geographer from Ireland. His work on the New York City reservoir; Interest in building transportation and communication systems; Role in initiating the fist road atlas in the United States; Effect of changes in state and federal governments on Colles' proposals.
Databáze: Complementary Index