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Power struggles : scientific authority and the creation of practical electricity before Edison /

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Laying the foundation for Thomas Edison, the first electric generators were built in the 1830s, the earliest commercial lighting systems before 1860, and the first commercial application of generator-powered light in the early 1860s. This book examines some of these early applications of electricity...

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Main Author:	Schiffer, Michael B. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Subjects:	Electrical engineering > United States > History. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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