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AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War
de McNichol, Tom
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0787982679
- ISBN 13
- 9780787982676
- Librería
-
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
U.S.A.: Jossey-Bass, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Book Is Bound In Black Paper With Silver Stamped Lettering On The Spine And The Letter B On The Front. Minor Wear With No Chips, Tears Or Writing. Light Tanning Of The Page Edges.
Sinopsis
AC/DC tells the little-known story of how Thomas Edison wrongly bet in the fierce war between supporters of alternating current and direct current. The savagery of this electrical battle can hardly be imagined today. The showdown between AC and DC began as a rather straightforward conflict between technical standards, a battle of competing methods to deliver essentially the same product, electricity. But the skirmish soon metastasized into something bigger and darker. In the AC/DC battle, the worst aspects of human nature somehow got caught up in the wires; a silent, deadly flow of arrogance, vanity, and cruelty. Following the path of least resistance, the war of currents soon settled around that most primal of human emotions: fear. AC/DC serves as an object lesson in bad business strategy and poor decision making. Edison's inability to see his mistake was a key factor in his loss of control over the ?operating system? for his future inventions?not to mention the co...
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Detalles
- Librería
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 033629
- Título
- AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War
- Autor
- McNichol, Tom
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0787982679
- ISBN 13
- 9780787982676
- Editorial
- Jossey-Bass
- Lugar de publicación
- U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2006
- Páginas
- 198
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- Electric Currents, Alternating - History; Electric Currents, Direct - History; Electricity - Standards - History. General, Electricity
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Miembro de Biblio desde 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
Sobre Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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