Innovation As a Social Process - Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric

Zusammenfassung Elihu Thomson was a late-nineteenth-century American inventor who helped create the first electric lighting and power systems. One of the most prolific inventors in American history! Thomson was granted nearly 700 patents in a career spanning the 1880s to 1930s. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures and tables; Editors' preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations used in footnotes; Introduction; 1. The cultivation of a scientific man; 2. Learning the craft of invention; 3. The Philadelphia partnership, 1879-80; 4. Frustration in New Britain, 1880-3; 5. Success in Lynn: the Thomson-Houston electric company, 1883-92; 6. Maintaining the organization: product development at General Electric, 1892-1900; Epilogue and conclusion; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: W. Bernard Carlson, W. Bernard (University of Virginia) Carlson, Carlson W. Bernard
• Collaboration: Louis Galambos (Editeur), Robert Gallmam (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 13.02.2003
• EAN: 9780521533126
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53312-6
• Pages: 400
• Thèmes: Studies in Economic History an; Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Général, dictionnaires; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Electrical power generation and distribution industries, Electrical power industries