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The Electric City
Harold L. Platt
其他書名
Energy and the Growth of the Chicago Area, 1880-1930
出版University of Chicago Press, 1991-04-09
主題Business & Economics / Industries / EnergyHistory / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Science / GeneralScience / Energy
ISBN02266707599780226670751
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=N1FnxIGwdjIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋No symbol of progress in our century is more galvanizing than electricity—electric power and the technology it has spawned. The "invisible world" of electric energy that was emerging at the turn of the century is one we take for granted, but its influence on the growth and quality of city life was, and remains, profound. Using Chicago as a test case, Harold L. Platt investigates the emergence of an urban-based, energy-intensive society over the course of half a century in this first book-length history of energy use in the city.