The Scottish Review: January, 1892 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Scottish Review: January, 1892

The most important development of the applications of science to the improvement of means of communication is that which has taken place in the steamships which trade between Britain and America, and as for some years past the race across the Atlantic has been attracting the attention of all classes of the community, and as new developments are continually tak ing place, a short time may be usefully spent in considering the means by which these became possible, and the steps by which they were brought about. The interest in the subject is by no means confined to Britain, and the 'greyhounds of the Atlantic are no longer only of British origin. France and Germany have recently both produced steamships which are little if anything behind the best of British design and con struction, and from America we have the report that an attempt will soon be made to build ships which will cross the Atlantic in three days. Whether this be possible or not, can best be judged by glancing at what has been done in the past, and noting the conditions of further progress.

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