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RECORD NUMBER: 50 OF 64Main Title | The grid : a journey through the heart of our electrified world / | |||||||||||
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Author | Schewe, Phillip F. | |||||||||||
Publisher | J. Henry Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2007 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 71286655 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 030910260X; 9780309102605; 0309662796; 9780309662796 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Interconnected electric utility systems--History ; Electric power distribution--History ; Electric power production--History ; Distribution d'énergie électrique ; Production d'énergie électrique ; Histoire ; Etats-Unis d'Amérique ; Elektrisches Netz ; Elektrizitätserzeugung ; Elektrizitätsversorgungsnetz | |||||||||||
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Collation | iii, 311 pages ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-299) and index. |
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Contents Notes | The gridness of the grid -- Grid genesis -- Most electrified city -- Imperial grid -- Worst day in grid history -- Thirty million powerless -- Overhauling the grid -- Energizing the grid -- Touching the grid -- Grid on the moon. Traces the history of the electrical grid, exploring how it was created, how it has been used and misused around the world, how it has impacted various regions and cultures, and what its future may hold. |