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The grid : biography of an American technology / Julie A. Cohn

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Cohn, Julie A.
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
Physical Description
xv, 320 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
The birth of the grid, 1899 to 1918 -- Contests for control, 1918-1934 -- Balancing reliability and economy, 1930-1940 -- Power transformations on the home front, 1935-1950 -- Nuances of control in an increasingly interconnected world, 1945-1965 -- Drifting "lazily" into synchrony, from blackout to grid, 1965-1967 -- Reaching maturity : integration, security, advanced technologies, 1965-1990 -- Deregulation and disaggregation, a brief overview, 1980-2015.
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9780262037174 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0262037173 hardcover ; alkaline paper
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the J. Harvey Fahnestock Endowment for Scientific, Engineering and Rare Books; 2017
Endowment Note
J. Harvey Fahnestock Endowment for Scientific, Engineering and Rare Books
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