Description
Newcomen Society in North America, 1951. Booklet, paper covers, 32 pp. Second Printing: June 1951.
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In good condition. Cream paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall creasing, aging, soiling and scuffing. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. Includes 3 tipped in black and white photo reproductions and several other black and white illustrations. The Newcomen Society in North America, established around 1923 as a branch of the original Newcomen Society founded in the UK in 1920, was dedicated to studying and promoting the history of engineering, technology, and industry. Named after Thomas Newcomen, the inventor of the first practical steam engine, the society focused on documenting and celebrating the contributions of these fields to society through lectures, publications, and the preservation of historical documents. This Newcomen Address, dealing with the history of the Portland General Electric Company, was delivered at the "1951 Oregon Lunchon" of The Newcomen Society held at the Arlington Club, in Portland OR on June 6, 1951.