Networks of Power
Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised)
Thomas Parker Hughes
(Author)
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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.
Product Details
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publish Date | March 01, 1993 |
| Pages | 488 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780801846144 |
| Dimensions | 10.1 X 8.3 X 1.4 inches | 2.4 pounds |
About the Author
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.
Reviews
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"Earn by promoting books
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