Consuming power : a social history of American energies / David E. Nye.

Main entry:

Nye, David E., 1946-

Title & Author:

Consuming power : a social history of American energies / David E. Nye.

Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 1997.

Description:

xii, [2], 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Energies of Conquest -- 2. Water and Industry -- 3. Cities of Steam -- 4. Power Incorporated -- 5. Industrial Systems -- 6. Consumption and Dispersion -- 7. The High-Energy Economy -- 8. Energy Crisis and Transition -- 9. Choices.

ISBN:

0262140632 (alk. paper)
9780262140638 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Power resources Social aspects United States.
Energy consumption Social aspects United States.
Ressources énergétiques Aspect social États-Unis.
Energy consumption Social aspects.
Power resources Social aspects.
United States.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191931
Call No.: ID HD9502.U52.N94; ID:97-B3013
Status: Available

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