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Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 Reprint edition
Thomas Parker Hughes
Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 Reprint edition
Thomas Parker Hughes
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.
488 pages, 226, 226 black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 26, 1993 |
ISBN13 | 9780801846144 |
Publishers | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Pages | 488 |
Dimensions | 254 × 217 × 39 mm · 1.25 kg |
Language | English |