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

by Thomas P. Hughes

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Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology

A 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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801846145

ISBN13:9780801846144

Release Date:March 1993

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:488 Pages

Weight:2.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 8.3" x 10.1"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Engineering History & Philosophy Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Power Systems Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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