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The Electric Century : How the Taming of Lightning Shaped the Modern World / / by J.B. Williams
| 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
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electricity-sector Reforms in the MENA Region : Evaluation and Prospects / / by Leila Benali
| 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
Environmental economics Economics 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 |
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Benali Leila
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| 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
| 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 |
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Mazzarello, Paolo
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| Torino : Bollati Boringhieri, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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