Bakke, Gretchen
The Grid
- ISBN 13:
- 9781632865687
- author:
- Bakke, Gretchen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 140 mm X 210 mm
- Genre:
- 21.08 x 13.72 x 3.3 centimetres, Nonfiction, Technology, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Grid: A revelatory look at America's national power grid, its development, current flaws, and how it must be reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future. As the electrical grid grows old and faces dire need of repair, new energy sources like solar and wind pose a challenge to its continued relevance. Cultural anthropologist Gretchen Bakke explores America's energy infrastructure, revealing its dynamic moments, stable aspects, and essential role in personal and national life. The grid is an essentially American artifact, shaped by bold expansion, visionary ideas, technological advancements, and constant improvisation. Today, Americans are changing the grid, sometimes with vision and determination, other times through legislation or activism. This book offers a fascinating history of the grid, its problematic present, and its potential role in a brighter, cleaner future.
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