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Power struggles : scientific authority and the creation of practical electricity before Edison
Title
Power struggles : scientific authority and the creation of practical electricity before Edison / Michael Brian Schiffer.
ISBN
9780262283120
0262283123
9781435662902
1435662903
9780262195829
0262195828
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 420 pages) : illustrations
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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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MIT Press complete backfile monographs D2O.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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February 07, 2022
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