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Engineering Invention: Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. Electrical Industry

Author and business historian Frederick Dalzell discusses his recent book, Engineering Invention: Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. Electrical Industry. Co-written with John L. Sprague, grandson of inventor Frank J. Sprague, the book explores the elder Sprague’s pioneering achievements in the design of electric motors and mass transit systems. Program followed by a book signing.

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