Title :
Power struggles: Scientific authority and the creation of practical electricity before Edison (Schiffer, M.B.; 2008) [Book review]
Abstract :
Brian Schiffer´s book can be appreciated on two levels: as a chronological account of electrical development leading up to the 1880s, or as an account of how scientific authorities - particularly Joseph Henry - influenced this development. This wide-ranging account is eminently readable and technically accurate
Keywords :
Batteries; Biographies; Book reviews; Coils; Context-aware services; Electrical engineering; Electronic equipment manufacture; History; Power generation; Telegraphy;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2009.934149
