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Electrical Conquest : New Approaches to the History of Electrification
| Electrical Conquest : New Approaches to the History of Electrification |
| Autore | Carlson W. Bernard |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ConwayErik M |
| Collana | Archimedes Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Electricity - History
Technology and civilization |
| ISBN | 3-031-44591-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Systems Approach of Thomas P. Hughes -- 1.2 Electrical History Since Hughes -- 1.2.1 The Social History of Electrification -- 1.2.2 Electricity and Political Economy -- 1.2.3 Electricity and Finance -- 1.2.4 The Envirotechnical View -- 1.3 Energy Transitions and Imaginaries -- 1.4 The Organization of this Volume -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: A Model for Heterogeneous Energy Transitions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 General Characteristics of Energy Transitions -- 2.2.1 Three Arguments -- 2.2.2 A Typology of Transitions -- 2.3 A Model for Heterogeneous Electrical Energy Transitions -- 2.3.1 Thomas Hughes and Technological Momentum -- 2.3.2 Path Dependence Theory -- 2.4 The Model and the Decarbonizing Energy Transition -- 2.5 What Is Different in the Decarbonization Transition? -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Surveying the Landscape: The Oil Industry and Alternative Energy in the 1970s -- 3.1 Introduction: Energy Transitions and Electrical History -- 3.2 The Multi-Level Perspective -- 3.3 Landscape Level: Coming Unstuck -- 3.3.1 Environmentalism |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799237503321 |
Carlson W. Bernard
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| Cham : , : Springer, , 2024 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
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Carlson W. Bernard
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
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 |
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Carlson W. Bernard
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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