Of a titan, winds and power: Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954
Icebreakers have traditionally been seen as symbols of technological nationalism. While ship science for open-water vessels developed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, understanding of how to cope with polar and subarctic ice conditions lagged behind. This led state organizat...
Published in: | International Journal of Maritime History |
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Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2021
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08438714211062493 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08438714211062493 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/08438714211062493 |