Free Technology eBooks Online : Mechanical Engineering

Here is a list of online Mechanical Engineering  books in various formats available for free download or online reading:

• A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Robert Henry Thurston (illustrated HTML at Rochester)
• Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology by National Research Council Energy Engineering Board (page images at NAP)
• Energy: Production, Consumption, and Consequences, ed. by John Helm (preliminary HTML at ulib.org)
• James Nasmyth Engineer: An Autobiography by James Nasmyth (illustrated HTML at Bibliomania)
• John Patrick’s Slots by John Patrick (HTML at BiblioBytes)
• Motion, Control, and Geometry: Proceedings of a Symposium by Mathematics, and Applications National Research Council Commission on Physical Sciences (page images at NAP)
• Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Energy: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Research Council Energy Engineering Board (page images at NAP)
• The History of the First Locomotives in America (1871 edition) by William Henry Brown (illustrated HTML at Rochester)
• The Steam Turbine by Charles Algernon Parsons (illustrated HTML at Rochester)