The Electric Century: How the Taming of Lightning Shaped the Modern World (Springer Praxis Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319511548 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Electricity and the equipment using it are so pervasive that they have affected every corner of modern life.. Topics include electric supply, lighting through X-rays, and all those appliances that make our homes so comfortable.Most homes at the end of the twentieth century were full of electrical equipment, much of which was regarded as essential. The Electric Century examines how we got from then to now. The nineteenth is often described as the century of steam from the impact it had on employment and transport, and The Electric Century makes a similar claim as the description of the twentieth. It ran from lights, washing machines, fridges, freezers, kettles, telephones and so on, to the more subtle things such as wipers and starter motors on cars. In 1900, in all but a tiny minority of houses, there were none of these things. Some twenty topics are covered, with an abundance of graphs and images to build a comprehensive picture. Each looks at the de