Draw the lightning down [[electronic resource] ] : Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment / / Michael Brian Schiffer, with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and Carrie L. Bell |
Autore | Schiffer Michael B (Michael Brian), <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.3/0973/09033 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HollenbackKacy L
BellCarrie L |
Soggetto topico |
Electrical engineering - History - 18th century
Electricity - History - 18th century Enlightenment |
Soggetto non controllato |
18th century
age of enlightenment benjamin franklin electrical devices electrical experiments electrical science electrical technology electricity historical international community inventions inventors lightning rods lights medical instruments modern developments modern world motors musical instruments nonfiction physicists revolutionary experiments science and culture scientific developments technological advancements |
ISBN |
1-59734-584-9
0-520-93985-9 9786612358531 1-282-35853-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1. The Franklin Phenomenon -- 2. In the Beginning -- 3. A Coming of Age -- 4. Going Public -- 5. Power to the People -- 6. Life and Death -- 7. First, Do No Harm -- 8. An Electrical World -- 9. Property Protectors -- 10. A New Alchemy -- 11. Visionary Inventors -- 12. Technology Transfer: A Behavioral Framework -- Notes -- References Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786712703321 |
Schiffer Michael B (Michael Brian), <1947-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Esthétiques de la nouveauté à la Renaissance / / Franck Lessay, François Laroque |
Autore | Avner Jane |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris, : Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CuninMuriel
LaroqueFrançois MargolinJean-Claude MaurinFrédéric Mervant-RouxMarie-Madeleine MorelPhilippe ParkerPatricia PollockJonathan Thornton-BurnettMark Tudeau-ClaytonMargaret LessayFranck |
Soggetto topico |
Literature, British Isles
Medieval & Renaissance Studies Renaissance technique esthétiques nouveauté inventions |
Soggetto non controllato |
Renaissance
nouveauté esthétiques inventions technique |
ISBN | 2-87854-857-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910256649503321 |
Avner Jane | ||
Paris, : Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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