Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940
by David E. Nye
David E. Nye examines the social meanings of electricity in America from 1880 to 1940. This historical study considers how a new technology was understood, experienced, and incorporated into American society during a transformative period.
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Electrifying America explores the social meanings of electricity in the United States between 1880 and 1940.
David E. Nye examines how this new technology was understood and experienced during a period of major change.
The book places electrification in its broader cultural and historical context, focusing on the relationship between technology and American society.
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