Networks of Power

Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of TechnologyA unique comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems, Networks of Power not only provides an accurate representation of large-scale technological change but also demonstrates that technology itself cannot be understood or directed unless placed in a cultural context. For Thomas Highes, both the invention of the simplest devices (like the lightbuld itself) and the execution of the grandest schemes (such as harnessing the water power of the Bavarian Alps) fit into an overaching model of technological devleopment. His narrative is an absorbing account of the creative genius, scientific achievements, engineering capabilities, managerial skills, and entrepreneurial risks behind one of the most commonplace amenities of the modern age.

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Utgivningsdatum:1993-04-26
Mått:216 x 254 x 39 mm
Vikt:1 021 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:488
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801846144
Utmärkelser:Winner of Dexter Prize for an Outstanding Book on the History of Technology 1984 (United States)

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Thomas P. Hughes is professor of the history of modern science and technology at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include Changing Attitudes toward American Technology and Elmer Sperry, Inventor and Engineer.

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An exciting, major contribution to the field of history, for it establishes very convincingly that the growth of... power networks is as intrinsic to and characteristic of modern society as the growth of manorialism was to medieval society. American Historical Review How the West was wired. Times Literary Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

Preface1. Introduction2. Edison the Hedgehog: Invention and Development3. Edison's System Abroad: Technology Transfer4. Reverse Salients and Critical Problems5. Conflict and Resolution6. Technological Momentum7. Berlin: The Coordination of Technology and Politics8. Chicago: The Dominance of Technology9. London: The Primary of Politics10. California White Coal11. War and Acquired Characteristics12. Planned Systems13. The Culture of Regional Systems14. RWE, PP&L, and NESCO: The