Networks of Power

Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised)
Erscheinungsjahr 1993
ISBN: 978-0-8018-4614-4
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1225 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, Thomas Parker

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Elektrizität, Elektrodynamik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieverteilung, Stromnetze

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Edison the Hedgehog: Invention and Development
3. Edison's System Abroad: Technology Transfer
4. Reverse Salients and Critical Problems
5. Conflict and Resolution
6. Technological Momentum
7. Berlin: The Coordination of Technology and Politics
8. Chicago: The Dominance of Technology
9. London: The Primary of Politics
10. California White Coal
11. War and Acquired Characteristics
12. Planned Systems
13. The Culture of Regional Systems
14. RWE, PP&L, and NESCO: The

Über Autor(innen)

Hughes, Thomas Parker
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.