Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930

Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930
ISBN-10
0801846145
ISBN-13
9780801846144
Category
Science
Pages
474
Language
English
Published
1993-03
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
Thomas Parke Hughes

Description

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.

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