Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Softshell Books)
Book Details
Author(s)Thomas Parke Hughes
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN / ASIN0801846145
ISBN-139780801846144
CategoryScience
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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.








