Constructed to pump water from the Nile River inland to farms. Invented first in his backyard in Philadelphia, it’s was constructed in full by Frank Shuman outside of modern day Cairo, Egypt.
A war and cheap, local oil meant its demise…
Constructed to pump water from the Nile River inland to farms. Invented first in his backyard in Philadelphia, it’s was constructed in full by Frank Shuman outside of modern day Cairo, Egypt.
A war and cheap, local oil meant its demise…