When They Hid the Fire: A History of Electricity and Invisible Energy in America

by Daniel French

Book Overview

When They Hid the Fire examines the American social perceptions of electricity as an energy technology that were adopted between the mid-nineteenth and early decades of the twentieth centuries. Arguing that both technical and cultural factors played a role, Daniel French shows how electricity became an invisible and abstract form of energy in American society. As technological advancements allowed for an increasing physical distance between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822964252
• ISBN13: 9780822964254
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"