The Invention of the Pneumatic Tube System
In short: Pneumatic tube systems were 19th-century engineering marvels that used compressed air to transport mail and goods through underground networks.
A 1:52 short film in the series “Engineering Marvels”.
Sources used in this film: JSTOR Daily, “Something Old, Something Pneu - JSTOR Daily”; Techotv.com, “The Forgotten Marvel: Unearthing Pneumatic Tube Mail Systems - Techotv.com”; National Archives, “Pneumatic Tube Transport”; Springer, “Meta-Infrastructure: Pneumatic Tube Systems, Infrastructural Entanglements and Cooperation in Enterprises from the Late 19th to the 21st Century”.
Sources used in this film
- JSTOR Daily — Something Old, Something Pneu - JSTOR Daily · View →
- Techotv.com — The Forgotten Marvel: Unearthing Pneumatic Tube Mail Systems - Techotv.com · View →
- National Archives — Pneumatic Tube Transport · View →
- Springer — Meta-Infrastructure: Pneumatic Tube Systems, Infrastructural Entanglements and Cooperation in Enterprises from the Late 19th to the 21st Century · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: JSTOR Daily: Something Old, Something Pneu
- Also: Techotv.com: The Forgotten Marvel: Unearthing Pneumatic Tube Mail Systems - Techotv.com
- Also: National Archives: Pneumatic Tube Transport
- Also: Springer: Meta-Infrastructure: Pneumatic Tube Systems, Infrastructural Entanglements and Cooperation in Enterprises from the Late 19th to the 21st Century
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