tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post3511726293735372547..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Age of SteamStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-71387856784517264972014-08-23T11:04:27.643-05:002014-08-23T11:04:27.643-05:00...as do nuclear ships! They're basically stil......as do nuclear ships! They're basically still steam ships just using nuclear power to heat water...CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-58252703382274387512014-08-23T10:01:18.577-05:002014-08-23T10:01:18.577-05:00He makes an important point that the age of steam ...He makes an important point that the age of steam is still with us -- modern power plants still use it! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-18298467414075752362014-08-22T15:39:00.195-05:002014-08-22T15:39:00.195-05:00This sounds like a great introduction to the subje...This sounds like a great introduction to the subject. The advent of steam travel was timed perfectly for the expansion of the newly United States of America.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-66909857921609346102014-08-22T15:14:13.140-05:002014-08-22T15:14:13.140-05:00Oh, I've read that! The author is very much a ...Oh, I've read that! The author is very much a train enthusiast (as you must have noticed) which is why he spent so much of his focus on that. I found the whole thing really quite interesting. Steam power changed *everything*.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com