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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
| 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->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Fit to Be Citizens? : Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939
| Fit to Be Citizens? : Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939 |
| Autore | Molina Natalia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/0979494 |
| Collana | American Crossroads |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - Health and hygiene - California - Los Angeles - History
Asian Americans - Health and hygiene - California - Los Angeles - History Mexican Americans - Health and hygiene - California - Los Angeles - History Public health - California - Los Angeles - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african americans
america american citizens asian americans chinese immigrants cultural history early 20th century ethnic studies ethnographers ethnography health officials japanese immigrants labor exploitation legal exclusion living conditions los angeles mexican americans mexican immigrants nonfiction public health race and law race issues racial groups racial politics racialization racism scientific developments united states |
| ISBN |
1-282-77201-5
9786612772016 0-520-93920-4 1-4337-0842-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Interlopers In The Land Of Sunshine: Chinese Disease Carriers, Launderers, And Vegetable Peddlers -- 2. Caught Between Discourses Of Disease, Health, And Nation: Public Health Attitudes Toward Japanese And Mexican Laborers In Progressive-Era Los Angeles -- 3. Institutionalizing Public Health In Ethnic Los Angeles In The 1920's -- 4. "We Can No Longer Ignore The Problem Of The Mexican": Depression-Era Public Health Policies In Los Angeles -- 5. The Fight For "Health, Morality, And Decent Living Standards": Mexican Americans And The Struggle For Public Housing In 1930's Los Angeles -- Epilogue: Genealogies Of Racial Discourses And Practices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784411403321 |
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Molina Natalia
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2006] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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