Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940
- ISBN-10
- 0262640309
- ISBN-13
- 9780262640305
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 479
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Author
- David E. Nye
Description
Explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture, becoming fundamental to modern life.
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