author
E. (Ernest) Deharme
b. 1837
A French railway engineer who wrote with real excitement about the technologies reshaping travel in the 19th century. His books open a window onto an age when locomotives, tracks, and modern motion still felt new and full of wonder.
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Les Merveilles de la Locomotion
by E. (Ernest) Deharme
About the author
Born in Marseille on July 16, 1837, Ernest Deharme was a French engineer and technical writer whose work centered on railways and transportation. Records identify him as an engineer trained in Arts et Manufactures, and later as a specialist connected with the Chemins de fer du Midi.
Deharme wrote several practical and popular works on railway science, including studies of railway superstructure, rolling stock, traction, and locomotive boilers. He is also known for Les merveilles de la locomotion, a book that brings together technical knowledge and curiosity about how people move across land, water, and air.
He died in 1916. Today, his books remain valuable not only for their engineering detail, but also for the vivid sense they give of a century fascinated by speed, industry, and invention.