L'ère électrique. The Electric Age

• Main Authors: Oberhuber, Andrea, Mariniello, Silvestra, Asselin, Olivier
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English; French
• Published: Ottawa Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2011; Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa; University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa; University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa; University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa
• Edition: 1
• Series: Cultural Transfers
• Subjects: Anthropology; Aspect social; Capital movements; Credit; Cultural & Social; Econometric models; Electricity; Electricity in art; Electricity in literature; Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism; European Union countries; History & Philosophy Of Science; Mathematics and Science; Paris; Physics; Science; Social and cultural anthropology; Social aspects; Social Science; Society and Social Sciences; sociology; Sociology and anthropology; Électricité; Électricité dans l'art; Électricité dans la littérature; innovation; electricity; électricité; découverte; discovery; science

The scientific discovery and mastery of electricity created as many important changes in modern society as did the invention of alphabetical writing in antiquity and movable type in the fifteenth century. It is more than a natural phenomenon that science has harnessed for human use; it is a central...