The Great Energy Transition by David E. Nye - 9780262052122

Name: The Great Energy Transition by David E. Nye - 9780262052122
Brand: MIT Press Ltd

MIT Press Ltd

How new forms of energy transformed every aspect of American life in a span of 50 years, from 1876 to 1929\u2014and how it seeded our current polarization.\nThe era of reform. The Gilded Age. The Progressive Era. What historians often divide into discrete eras was one period of profound change: a massive, multipronged energy transition. Oil, gas, and electricity were woven into a culture that had to heal sectional differences after the Civil War, absorb an enormous influx of immigrants, shift from a rural to an urban society, and adopt a scientific understanding of nature.\nEvery job, business, house, and street underwent a transformation so rapid and radical that Americans simply could not grasp the larger pattern. The concepts of \u201Ctechnology\u201D and an \u201Cenergy transition\u201D had yet to emerge, and\n\nThe Great Energy Transition\nAmerica from 1876 to 1929\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ;