Electric Machines in Agriculture

Origin,Development and Applications

Kevin Desmond

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English

New India Publishing Agency
22 January 2020

Agriculture & farming; Agricultural science; Agricultural engineering & machinery; Tractors & farm vehicles: general interest

As far back as 1873, experiments were carried out to see whether the electric trolley system applied to omnibuses could be adapted to ploughing and tilling fields.

By: Kevin Desmond
Imprint: New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 17mm, Spine: 229mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9788119072958
ISBN 10: 8119072952
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 22 January 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Precursors (1783-1914) 2. Towards the All-Electric Farm (1920-2000) 3. The last twenty years (2001-2021) 4. Drone History 5. Drones: Today and Tomorrow 6. Driverless Agricultural Future: the Robotic Farm

Kevin Desmond, a technology historian and biographer, lives near Bordeaux in southern France. Since 1976, he has published 32 books and 300-plus articles on the men and women innovators, often forgotten, behind the progress of transport and related subjects. This is his sixth book on the history of electric transport - following boats and ships, airplanes, bicycles, trucks, and buses.