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OverviewAwarded 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Parker HughesPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.021kg ISBN: 9780801846144ISBN 10: 0801846145 Pages: 488 Publication Date: 26 April 1993 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface 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: TheReviewsAn 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 * 'Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology' 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' Author InformationThomas 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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