Description: Networks of PowerElectrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 Author(s): Thomas Parker Hughes Format: Paperback Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 9780801846144, 978-0801846144 Synopsis 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 itself) and the execution of the grandest schemes (such as harnessing the water power of the Bavarian Alps) fit into an overaching model of technological devleopment. His narrative is an absorbing account of the creative genius, scientific achievements, engineering capabilities, managerial skills, and entrepreneurial risks behind one of the most commonplace amenities of the modern age.
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Book Title: Networks of Power
Number of Pages: 488 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 1993
Subject: Science, Physics
Item Height: 254 mm
Item Weight: 1021 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Thomas Parker Hughes
Item Width: 216 mm
Format: Paperback
