Power Struggles: Scientific Authority and the Creation of Practical Electricity Before Edison
(Part of the Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation Series)
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The development of electrical technologies that laid the foundation for Edison's work: their invention, commercialization, and adoption. In 1882, Thomas Edison and his Edison Electric Light Company unveiled the first large-scale electrical system in the world to light a stretch of offices in a city. This was a monumental achievement, but it was not the beginning of the electrical age. The first electric generators were built in the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262195828
ISBN13:9780262195829
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Mit Press
Length:420 Pages
Weight:1.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.0" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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