Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised) by Hughes, Thomas Parker

Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801846144)

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Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised) by Hughes, Thomas Parker

Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised)

$54.00
Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised) by Hughes, Thomas Parker

Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Revised)

$54.00
Format: Paperback
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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.



Author: Thomas Parker Hughes
ISBN-10: 0801846145
ISBN-13: 9780801846144
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1993
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.43lbs
Size: 10.05h x 8.32w x 1.39d
By Thomas Parker Hughes
By Thomas Parker Hughes
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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.

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