Power struggles scientific authority and the creation of practical electricity before Edison
Laying the foundation for Thomas Edison, the first electric generators were built in the 1830s, the earliest commercial lighting systems before 1860, and the first commercial application of generator-powered light in the early 1860s. This book examines some of these early applications of electricity
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2008
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Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Laying the foundation for Thomas Edison, the first electric generators were built in the 1830s, the earliest commercial lighting systems before 1860, and the first commercial application of generator-powered light in the early 1860s. This book examines some of these early applications of electricity |
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Physical Description: | xii, 420 pages illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781435662902 1435662903 9780262283120 0262283123 |