Gasoline Engines - 1912
10/1/23 - I love these images of something as “basic” as a gasoline engine, but the illustrator, also the author and very interesting person, treats them with reverence and care.Alpheus Hyatt Verrill was an American zoologist, explorer, inventor, illustrator, and author2. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 23, 1871, and died on November 14, 195412. Verrill authored many books on natural history and science fiction works2. He was the son of Addison Emery Verrill, the first professor of zoology at Yale University2. Verrill served as a technical advisor on gasoline engines for the Aeronautical Society in 19124. Among his other books were "Motor Boats and Boat Motors" (1910)4. "Handbook on care and operation of gasoline engines" was published in the same year and is also referred to as "Gasoline Engines" in a legal case from 1945234. A. Hyatt Verrill was a technical advisor on gasoline engines for the Aeronautical Society in 19121. In the same year, he published a book titled "Handbook on care and operation of gasoline engines"2. The book is also referred to as "Gasoline Engines" in a legal case from 19453. "Gasoline Engines" was one of Verrill's many books, which also included "Motor Boats and Boat Motors"1. A list of books on automobiles and motorcycles from 1912 includes "Gasoline Engines" by Verrill4. The book is not mentioned in a review of a major new marine engine history book from 20165. The University of Maine offered courses on gasoline engines in 19126. Perplexity AI: Who was a. Hyatt Verrill, author of a book on gasoline engines? https://www.perplexity.ai/search/Who-was-a-wKmxBlC6QfO9uGWdwH8rXw?s=mn
