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Collection at the Museum of Engines and Mechanisms
Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Era: 2000-present DateCreated: 2011 Viale delle Scienze, 8 Palermo State: Zip: 90128 Country: Italy Website: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/264-collection-engines-museum-engines-mechanisms, https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/ResourceFiles/AboutASME/Who%20We%20Are/Engineering%20History/Landmarks/Brochure-Museum-of-Engines-and-Mechanisms-Unipa-ASME-Landmark.pdf, http://www.museomotori.unipa.it/index.php?lang=en Creator:

With over 300 specimens, the Museum of Engines and Mechanisms of the University of Palermo collectively narrates the evolution of engine technology. This collection of engines, from water-powered devices, through the era of steam and reciprocating engines, to jet turbines, includes engines that once served to power pumps, factories, automobiles, airplanes, and ships.

 

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Collection at the Museum of Engines and Mechanisms

With over 300 specimens, the Museum of Engines and Mechanisms of the University of Palermo collectively narrates the evolution of engine technology. This collection of engines, from water-powered devices, through the era of steam and reciprocating engines, to jet turbines, includes engines that…

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