Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America

Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America

The fossil fuel revolution is usually a tale of advances in energy production. Christopher Jones tells a tale of advances in energy access--canals, pipelines, wires delivering cheap, abundant power to cities at a distance from production sites. Between 1820 and 1930 these new transportation networks...

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1. Verfasser: Jones, Christopher F
Format: Buch
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Energie
Energieinfrastruktur
Energieversorgung
Energiewirtschaft
Energy consumption
Energy development
Energy policy
Power resources
Transportation
USA
Wirtschaftsgeschichte
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Zusammenfassung:The fossil fuel revolution is usually a tale of advances in energy production. Christopher Jones tells a tale of advances in energy access--canals, pipelines, wires delivering cheap, abundant power to cities at a distance from production sites. Between 1820 and 1930 these new transportation networks set the U.S. on a path to fossil fuel dependence.
DOI:10.4159/harvard.9780674419612