The electric century : how the taming of lightning shaped the modern world /: how the taming of lightning shaped the modern world. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J.B. Williams.
• Authors: (Engineer), Williams, J. B
• Contents: Introduction -- Chaotic beginnings -- Lighting that doesn't need lighting -- Streetcars, subways, trains and suburbs -- First you have to make it: The spread of the electricity supply -- Beginnings of mass production: Electric power in industry -- Early mass media: Newspapers and cinema -- The catless miaow: Wireless telegraphy -- Healthy? Early medical electricity -- Portable power: Batteries -- A good investment: Electricity grids -- Willing servants: The growth of appliances in the 1930s -- Blackout: War and crisis in electric power generation -- Give someone a bell: Telephones -- Horseless carriages: Road vehicles -- Too cheap to meter? Nuclear power and beyond -- Keeping it fresh: Fridges and freezers -- Banishing washday: Home laundry -- Going up... or down: Elevators and escalators -- Gadgets: Small household appliances -- Freedom of the house: Central heating and air conditioning -- Power tools and the DIY revolution -- The electric century.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland Chichester, UK : Springer published in association with Praxis Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 537.09; Electricity -- History; Electricity; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319511559; 3319511556
• Related ISBNs: 9783319511542; 3319511548
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.