The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury USAISBN-13:9781632865687ISBN-10:1632865688UPC:9781632865687Book Category:Technology & Engineering, Political Science, ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Public Policy, PhysicsBook Topic:Energy Policy, ElectricitySize:8.30 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.8598Product ID:SCESDG9F5N
The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future.
America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great...Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury USAISBN-13:9781632865687ISBN-10:1632865688UPC:9781632865687Book Category:Technology & Engineering, Political Science, ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Public Policy, PhysicsBook Topic:Energy Policy, ElectricitySize:8.30 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.8598Product ID:SCESDG9F5N
Gretchen Bakke holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Cultural Anthropology. Her work focuses on the chaos and creativity that emerges during social, cultural, and technological transitions. For the past decade she has been researching and writing about the changing culture of electricity in the United States. She is a former fellow in Wesleyan University's Science in Society Program, a...
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