Title :
World power (review of The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern America by M. Klein; 2008) [Books]
fDate :
8/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This narrative tells the story of how Yankee ingenuity harnessed the future, from the invention of the steam engine in Scotland through the electrification of America.
Keywords :
Book reviews; Circuits; Cities and towns; Heat pumps; Heat sinks; Inductors; Microcomputers; Steam engines; Telegraphy; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.5186547