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

by Thomas P. Hughes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801846145
• ISBN13: 9780801846144
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.3" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher