Networks of power: electrification in western society, 1880-1930

Auteur :
Hughes, Thomas Parker
Éditeur :
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN :
9780801846144
Date de publication :
26 avr. 1993
Dimensions :
25,4 x 21,6 cm
Poids :
1021 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context.