Reviews for Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer

The average rating for Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-02-22 00:00:00 Kelly Sellers This is a fascinating biography of the fellow who invented multi unit locomotive control, which is the single most important invention in the development of commuter rail and subway systems. MU control allowed subway trains to be made up of ever changing numbers of cars, controlled from either end. Today he is relatively unknown though his son founded Sprague Electric, longtime leader in the capacitor world.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-26 00:00:00 Wayne Lander I've enjoyed all the William D Middleton books that I've read but this one was a little weaker than I expected. I suspect that it may be the case where the subject may not have lived up to his billing. Sprague was a smart guy, no doubt, but I have trouble placing him in the same class as Bell, Edison, et al, like his survivors seemed to have tried to do.