Draw the Lightning Down - Benjamin Franklin Electrical Technology in Age of Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Michael Brian Schiffer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. His many books include The Material Life of Human Beings (1999)! Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America (1994)! Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change (1992)! and The Portable Radio in American Life (1991). Klappentext "In focusing an archeologist's eye on electrical technology in the eighteenth century! Michael Brian Schiffer brings fresh and valuable insight to the study of the process of technological diffusion. At the same time he provides a lively account of how an interest in electricity spread across a surprisingly broad range of Enlightenment society."-Bernard Finn! Curator! Electrical Collections! Smithsonian Institution "Michael Brian Schiffer brings his love of technology and archaeology together into a great story of the Age of Enlightenment. A wonderful read for those who want to dive into compelling stories of artifacts! people and scientific thought. Draw the Lightning Down pushes archaeology into times and technology where it has not gone before. This is an absorbing and literally electrifying book!"-Pamela J. Cressey! City Archaeologist! Alexandria Archaeology Zusammenfassung Most of us know - at least we've heard - that Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite. This book makes clear that Franklin played a major role in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Figures 1. The Franklin Phenomenon 2. In the Beginning 3. A Coming of Age 4. Going Public 5. Power to the People 6. Life and Death 7. First! Do No Harm 8. An Electrical World 9. Property Protectors 10. A New Alchemy 11. Visionary Inventors 12. Technology Transfer: A Behavioral Framework Notes References Cited Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Michael B. Schiffer, Michael Brian Schiffer, Schiffer Michael Brian
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.03.2006
• EAN: 9780520248298
• ISBN: 978-0-520-24829-8
• No. of pages: 397
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, History of Science, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism