W. Bernard Carlson

Broschiertes Buch

Tesla

Inventor of the Electrical Age

Beschreibung

Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first c

Autor

W. Bernard Carlson is program manager for the TechInnovate and AgInnovate programs at the University of Galway. He is also the Joseph L. Vaughan Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. His books include Technology in World History and Innovation as a Social Process: Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric, 1870-1900.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 136mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780691165615
• ISBN-10: 0691165610
• Artikelnr.: 41956690

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