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As Chief of the Bureau of Engineering, as Director of the Naval Research Laboratory, as industrial troubleshooter for Forrestal, Admiral Bowen frequently was forced to fight the "mossbacks" who stubbornly resisted new inventions and techniques. He was instrumental in the development of high-pressure high-temperature steam for ship turbines, diesel



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*1. Education, Ashore and Afloat, pg. 1*2. High-Pressure High-Temperature Steam, pg. 47*3. Diesel Engines, pg. 127*4. Naval Research Laboratory, pg. 137*5. Plant Seizure and Operation, pg. 205*6. Office of Naval Research, pg. 345*Appendices, pg. 361*Index, pg. 385

Ships Machinery and Mossback

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691627083, 978-0691627083
      ISBN10: 0691627088

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      As Chief of the Bureau of Engineering, as Director of the Naval Research Laboratory, as industrial troubleshooter for Forrestal, Admiral Bowen frequently was forced to fight the "mossbacks" who stubbornly resisted new inventions and techniques. He was instrumental in the development of high-pressure high-temperature steam for ship turbines, diesel



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*1. Education, Ashore and Afloat, pg. 1*2. High-Pressure High-Temperature Steam, pg. 47*3. Diesel Engines, pg. 127*4. Naval Research Laboratory, pg. 137*5. Plant Seizure and Operation, pg. 205*6. Office of Naval Research, pg. 345*Appendices, pg. 361*Index, pg. 385

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