sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.com to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago5 MB hard drive in 1956lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoI’m out and about right now so I can’t look it up, but most likely during the 50s. The United States transitioned away from steam in the 50s and was largely transitioned to diesel by the early-mid-60s
minus-squareDultas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoOddly the nuclear reactor has more in common with a steam locomotive than a diesel since they both generate power via steam.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoI almost added a joke about it being a photo of 2 steam power plants, but figured that might be a bit too obscure for [email protected]
When was this taken?
I’m out and about right now so I can’t look it up, but most likely during the 50s. The United States transitioned away from steam in the 50s and was largely transitioned to diesel by the early-mid-60s
Oddly the nuclear reactor has more in common with a steam locomotive than a diesel since they both generate power via steam.
I almost added a joke about it being a photo of 2 steam power plants, but figured that might be a bit too obscure for [email protected]