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050 4 _aT173.8 .H92 2010
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100 1 _aHunt, Bruce J.
245 1 0 _aPursuing Power and Light :
_bTechnology and Physics from James Watt to Albert Einstein.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2010.
264 4 _c©2010.
300 _a1 online resource (193 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aJohns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Series
505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A World Transformed -- 1 Steam and Work -- 2 Energy and Entropy -- 3 The Kinetic Theory: Chaos and Order -- 4 Electricity: Currents and Networks -- 5 Electromagnetism: Ether and Field -- 6 Electric Power and Light -- 7 Into a New Century -- Epilogue: Einstein at the Patent Office -- Suggested Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
520 _aHunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations-History-19th century.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations-History-20th century.
650 0 _aResearch-History-19th century.
650 0 _aResearch-History-20th century.
650 0 _aPhysical sciences-Research-History-19th century.
650 0 _aPhysical sciences-Research-History-20th century.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aHunt, Bruce J.
_tPursuing Power and Light
_dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2010
_z9780801893599
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aJohns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318547
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