caption: Birth of the Modern Wind Turbine
exif: {"Image DocumentName": "Birth of the Modern Wind Turbine", "Image ImageDescription": "In response to fuel shortages, Palmer Putman was able to raise enough money to design and build a 1,250 kW wind turbine in Vermont in This was the largest turbine ever built and functioned for more than a year. But a bearing failure and lack of support (due to machinery shortages caused by WWII) caused maintenance to be overlooked. When the turbine was restarted in 1945 this lack of maintenance led to a catastrophic blade failure and the project never recovered. California Wind Turbines 1980\u2019s. Smith-Putnam MW Turbine. Vermont, 1940 s.", "Image XResolution": "200", "Image YResolution": "200", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}