Electrical Conquest : New Approaches to the History of Electrification / / edited by W. Bernard Carlson, Erik M Conway
| Electrical Conquest : New Approaches to the History of Electrification / / edited by W. Bernard Carlson, Erik M Conway |
| Autore | Carlson W. Bernard |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Disciplina | 509 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ConwayErik M |
| Collana | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - History
Technology - Philosophy Power electronics Electric power distribution Electric machinery History of Science Philosophy of Technology Power Electronics Energy Grids and Networks Electrical Machines |
| ISBN |
9783031445910
3031445910 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A Model for Heterogeneous Energy Transitions -- Chapter 3. Surveying the Landscape: The Oil Industry and Alternative Energy in the 1970s -- Chapter 4. We Have No Niagara”: Electrifying the “Britain of the South -- Chapter 5. Formation and Transformations of the Cuban Electric Company/Unión Eléctrica, 1920s-1980s -- Chapter 6. Between Material Dependencies, Natural Commons and Politics of Electrical Transitions: The State as Networks of Power in Greece, 1940-2010 -- Chapter 7. Large-scale Renewables and Infrastructure Gatekeepers: How Local Actors Shaped the Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) Initiative -- Chapter 8. Co-ops Against Castroism: USAID and the Electrification of the Global Countryside -- Chapter 9. Vehicle-to-Grid, Regulated Deregulation, and the Energy Conversion Imaginary. . |
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Carlson W. Bernard
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Tesla [[electronic resource] ] : inventor of the electrical age / / W. Bernard Carlson
| Tesla [[electronic resource] ] : inventor of the electrical age / / W. Bernard Carlson |
| Autore | Carlson W. Bernard |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
| Disciplina |
621.3092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Electrical engineers - United States
Inventors - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-48351-8
1-4008-4655-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction. Dinner at Delmonico's -- Chapter One. An Ideal Childhood (1856-1878) -- Chapter Two. Dreaming of Motors (1878-1882) -- Chapter Three. Learning by Doing (1882-1886) -- Chapter Four. Mastering Alternating Current (1886-1888) -- Chapter Five. Selling the Motor (1888-1889) -- Chapter Six. Searching for a New Ideal (1889-1891) -- Chapter Seven. A Veritable Magician (1891) -- Chapter Eight. Taking the Show to Europe (1891-1892) -- Chapter Nine. Pushing Alternating Current in America (1892-1893) -- Chapter Ten. Wireless Lighting and the Oscillator (1893-1894) -- Chapter Eleven. Efforts at Promotion (1894-1895) -- Chapter Twelve. Looking for Alternatives (1895-1898) -- Chapter Thirteen. Stationary Waves (1899-1900) -- Chapter Fourteen. Wardenclyffe (1900-1901) -- Chapter Fifteen. The Dark Tower (1901-1905) -- Chapter Sixteen. Visionary to the End (1905-1943) -- Epilogue -- Note on Sources -- Abbreviations and Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452980303321 |
Carlson W. Bernard
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
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Tesla [[electronic resource] ] : inventor of the electrical age / / W. Bernard Carlson
| Tesla [[electronic resource] ] : inventor of the electrical age / / W. Bernard Carlson |
| Autore | Carlson W. Bernard |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
| Disciplina |
621.3092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Electrical engineers - United States
Inventors - United States |
| ISBN |
1-299-48351-8
1-4008-4655-2 |
| Classificazione | BIO015000SCI021000SCI022000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction. Dinner at Delmonico's -- Chapter One. An Ideal Childhood (1856-1878) -- Chapter Two. Dreaming of Motors (1878-1882) -- Chapter Three. Learning by Doing (1882-1886) -- Chapter Four. Mastering Alternating Current (1886-1888) -- Chapter Five. Selling the Motor (1888-1889) -- Chapter Six. Searching for a New Ideal (1889-1891) -- Chapter Seven. A Veritable Magician (1891) -- Chapter Eight. Taking the Show to Europe (1891-1892) -- Chapter Nine. Pushing Alternating Current in America (1892-1893) -- Chapter Ten. Wireless Lighting and the Oscillator (1893-1894) -- Chapter Eleven. Efforts at Promotion (1894-1895) -- Chapter Twelve. Looking for Alternatives (1895-1898) -- Chapter Thirteen. Stationary Waves (1899-1900) -- Chapter Fourteen. Wardenclyffe (1900-1901) -- Chapter Fifteen. The Dark Tower (1901-1905) -- Chapter Sixteen. Visionary to the End (1905-1943) -- Epilogue -- Note on Sources -- Abbreviations and Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779660703321 |
Carlson W. Bernard
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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