Author: David E. Nye
Edition:
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0262140489
Edition:
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0262140489
Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940
Winner, Abel Wolman award given by the Public Works Historical Society and American Public Works Association, 1990. Get Electrifying America computer books for free.
and Winner of the 1993 Edelstein Prize sponsored by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana - the Lynds' now iconic Middletown - as a touchstone, David Nye explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture. With an eye for telling details from archival sources and a broad understanding of cultural and social history, he creates a thought-provoking panorama of a technology fundamental to modern life.
Emphasizing the experiences of ordinary men and women rather than the lives of inventors and entrepreneurs, Check Electrifying America our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.
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and Winner of the 1993 Edelstein Prize sponsored by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana - the Lynds' now iconic Middletown - as a touchstone, David Nye explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture
Emphasizing the experiences of ordinary men and women rather than the lives of inventors and entrepreneurs,
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