Breaking the Barrier with a Steam Coffin

Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a "steamship" was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear. His book, STEAM COFFIN, is the definitive account of this high technology saga. For additional details, please go to www.steamcoffin.com, click on Events, then click on the specific Sponsor/Event link. Sponsored by the Maine Society of Professional Engineers.