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Wonders of the World's Fair Power Plant Display
A long vivid survey of the Palace of Machinery at the World’s Fair highlights the immense power plant with turbines and reciprocating engines. It details the Parsons and Curtis steam turbines, Allis-Chalmers engines, and other engines, the 400 ton coal daily need, and the vast scale of exhibits across multiple pavilions. The article touts the turbine revolution, compares it to piston engines, and notes the power plant’s pivotal role in the fair’s technology showcase and total exhibit value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mee Rei Oy Magikomething
Palace of Agriculture
Pahive of Art
Palace of Transportation
Allur
James Watt
Watt
Cruc
Muadhouse
Dea
Hobe
Butt
Pittsburg
Afr
Curtis
Chicago
Great Power Plant
Tedel
Germany
Harrisburg
Cin~ Scinnati
Burlington
Tay
Bekugar
Peace
Palace of Machinery
Woater
Tric Railway
United States
Dod
Mitchy
Bras
St. Louis
Carl de Laval
Sweden
Charles Algernon Parsons
England
C. G. Curtis
New York
de Laval
English Channel
Imam