The Electric Century : How the Taming of Lightning Shaped the Modern World / / by J.B. Williams |
Autore | Williams J.B |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 537.09 |
Collana | Popular Science |
Soggetto topico |
Technology
Technology—History Electrical engineering Energy systems Computers Communication Popular Science in Technology History of Technology Electrical Engineering Energy Systems History of Computing Media and Communication |
ISBN | 3-319-51155-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Chaotic Beginnings - 3 Lighting that Doesn’t Need Lighting -- 4 Streetcars, Subways, Trains and Suburbs -- 5 First You Have to Make It: The Spread of Electricity Supply -- 6 Beginnings of Mass Production: Electric Power in Industry -- 7 Early Mass Media: Newspapers and Cinema -- 8 The Catless Miaow: Wireless Telegraphy -- 9 Healthy? Early Medical Electricity -- 10 Portable Power: Batteries -- 11 A Good Investment: Electricity Grids -- 12 Willing Servants: The Growth of Appliances in the 1930s -- 13 Blackout: War and Crisis in Electric Power Generation -- 14 Give Someone a Bell - Telephones -- 15. Horseless Carriages: Road Vehicles -- 16 Too Cheap to Meter? Nuclear Power and Beyond -- 17 Keeping it Fresh: Fridges and Freezers -- 18 Banishing Washday: Home Laundry -- 19 Going up... Or Down: Elevators and Escalators -- 20 Gadgets: Small Household Appliances -- 21 Freedom of the House: Central Heating and Air Conditioning -- 22 Power Tools and the DIY Revolution -- 23 The Electric Century -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299912303321 |
Williams J.B | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electricity-sector Reforms in the MENA Region : Evaluation and Prospects / / by Leila Benali |
Autore | Benali Leila |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
Disciplina | 537.09 |
Collana | Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region |
Soggetto topico |
Energy policy
Energy and state Environmental economics Political economy Middle East—Politics and government Development economics Energy Policy, Economics and Management Environmental Economics International Political Economy Middle Eastern Politics Development Economics |
ISBN | 3-319-96268-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337589403321 |
Benali Leila | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Il professore e la cantante : la grande storia d'amore di Alessandro Volta / Paolo Mazzarello |
Autore | Mazzarello, Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino : Bollati Boringhieri, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 154 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 537.09 |
Collana | Varianti / [Bollati Boringhieri] |
ISBN | 9788833919560 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991004301433307536 |
Mazzarello, Paolo | ||
Torino : Bollati Boringhieri, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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