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Main Title The grid : a journey through the heart of our electrified world /
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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EIAM  TK447.S34 2007 Region 2 Library/New York,NY 12/07/2007
Collation iii, 311 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-299) and index.
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.