363.6 HUG Hughes, Thomas. Networks of Power : Electrification in Western Society, 1880 - 1930 / T. P. Hughes. - Baltimore ; London : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. - 474 p. : il. - (Softshell Books). - ISBN 0-8018-4614-5. - Текст : непосредственный. Index : p. 467 - 474
Edison the Hedgehog : Invention and Development Edison's System Abroad : Technology Transfer Reverse Salients and Critical Problems Conflict and Resolution Technological Momentum Berlin : the Coordination of Technology and Politics Chicago : the Dominance of Technology London : the Primacy of Politics California White Coal War and Acquired Characteristics Planned Systems The Culture of Regional Systems RWE, PP&L, and NESCO : the Style of Evolving Systems
A unique comparative history of the evolution of modem electric power systems, "Networks of Power" not only provides an accurate representation of large-scale technological change hut also demonstrates that technology itself cannot be understood or directed unless placed in a cultural context. For Thomas Hughes, both the invention of the simplest devices (like the lightbulb itself) and the execution of the grandest schemes (such as harnessing the water power of the Bavarian Alps) fit into an overarching model of technological development. His narrative is an absorbing account of the creative genius, scientific achievements, engineering capabilities, managerial skills, and entrepreneurial risks behind one of the most commonplace amenities of the modern age. Thomas P. Hughes is professor of the history of modern science and technology at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include "Changing Attitudes toward American Technology" and "Elmer Sperry, Inventor and Engineer"
