J. B. Williams

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The Electric Century (eBook, PDF)

How the Taming of Lightning Shaped the Modern World

Beschreibung

Technische Details

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• Größe: 5.71MB

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Autor

J.B. Williams got an electrical engineering degree at Imperial College, which led him into the design of electronic control and instrumentation equipment, and he became a Chartered Engineer. After working for a number of companies, including AVO/Megger and gaining seniority, he went into engineering management and later co-founded Ingenion Design Ltd to produce electronic instrumentation, exposing him to many different industries varying from washing machines to nuclear power stations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319511559
• Artikelnr.: 52943123

Rezensionen

"Williams is very thorough, and as with the electronics book, he or she is at his or her best when giving us historical statistics and nuggets of information about, for example, the early fragmented electricity generation companies, or Marconi's work or the development of batteries. ... if you'd like to fill in some gaps in the history of technology, it's worth taking on." (Brian Clegg, Popular Science, popsciencebooks.blogspot.com, January, 2018)
"There is a good table of contents, a detailed bibliography, and a good index. This is an interesting treatise on the impact of electricity on our world. Williams' book differs from others on this subject in the diversity of aspects covered and by also considering their social impacts on our society. A very enjoyable book." (David B. Henderson, Computing Reviews, March, 2018)