Surviving World Steam Educational Guide

Cover The Surviving World Steam Educational Guide is a companion to the Surviving World Steam series of CD-ROMs. The information in this guide is geared towards educators or interperators with limited knowledge about steam engines, although more knowledgeable users will find plenty of useful information as well.

The Surviving World Steam Educational Guide It contains 50 pages, broken down into the following chapters:

Chapter One - Instructor's Introduction - A general overview of the development of steam engines worldwide. Includes a map and list of countries with surviving steam locomotives.
Chapter Two - Steam Timeline Worldwide - A year-by-year timeline listing the rise and fall of steam, from 1674 to today. Also included is a graph of the total number of surviving steam by year and by type (locomotives, vehicles, ships/boats), vividly illustrating the growth and decline of steam transportation worldwide.
Chapter Three - Setting up the Surviving World Steam CD-ROMs in a Kiosk - How to set up the Surviving World Steam CD-ROMs in classroom or kiosk environment to best protect both the information and the computer itself.
Chapter Four - Additional information on the Fields found in Surviving World Steam Locomotives - Provides more details about the fields found in Surviving World Steam Locomotives.
Chapter Five - Additional information on the Fields found in Surviving World Steam Vehicles - Provides more details about the fields found in Surviving World Steam Vehicles.
Chapter Six - Additional information on the Fields found in Surviving World Steamships - Provides more details about the fields found in Surviving World Steamships.
Chapter Seven - Builders found in Surviving World Steam CD-ROM's - Lists the major builders found in the Surviving World Steam Vehicles CD-ROMs.
Chapter Eight - "Steam Lizards" - Last of the Working Steam Engines - Directing-acting reciprocating steam pumps were used as feedpumps on many of the various steam engines found on Surviving World Steam CD-ROMs, as well as stationary engines. However, these pumps can also be found hard at work today in chemical plants, refinerys, and other locations worldwide. These chapter is an in-depth look at these simple but interesting devices, both in their historic and present content. This chapter is a fitting close to the Surviving World Steam saga, as Steam Lizards close out the age of reciprocating steam power around the world. Includes eight color and black-and-white illustrations.

The Surviving World Steam Educational Guide is coil bound so it will lay flat, with cardstock covers. All for a reasonable price of U$11.95. To order your copy, go to either order page listed below.

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