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The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World by Phillip F. Schewe ♦ 2007
The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World by Phillip F. Schewe Joseph Henry Press, 2007
Title: The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World
Author: Phillip F. Schewe
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press, 2007
ISBN: 9780309102605
Size: 6.25 X 9.25 X 1.0 * 311 pages
Synopsis: From the jacket: The electrical grid goes everywhere-it's the largest and most complex machine ever made. Yet the system is built in such a way that the bigger it gets, the more vulnerable it becomes to catastrophic disruption.
Named the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century by the National Academy of Engineering, the electrical grid is the largest industrial investment in history. It reaches into your home, snakes its way to your bedroom, and climbs right up into the lamp next to your pillow. At times, it almost seems alive, like some enormous circulatory system that provides civilization with a steady flow of energy.
Constructed of intricately interdependent components, the grid operates on a rapidly shrinking margin for error. Things can-and do-go wrong in this system, no matter how many preventive steps we take. Just look at the colossal 2003 blackout, when 50 million customers lost power owing to a simple error at a power plant in Ohio; or the one a month later, which stole power from 57 million Italians. And these pale in comparison to the 2001 outage in India, which affected more than 200 million people.
The Grid is the first history of the electrical grid intended for general readers, and it comes at a time when we badly need such a guide. As we get more and more dependent on electricity to perform even the most mundane daily tasks, the grid's inevitable shortcomings will take a toll on populations around the globe. At a moment when energy issues loom large on the nation's agenda and our hunger for electricity grows, The Grid is as timely as it is compelling.
Overall Condition: Gently read book in a fine jacket
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Title: The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World
Author: Phillip F. Schewe
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press, 2007
ISBN: 9780309102605
Size: 6.25 X 9.25 X 1.0 * 311 pages
Synopsis: From the jacket: The electrical grid goes everywhere-it's the largest and most complex machine ever made. Yet the system is built in such a way that the bigger it gets, the more vulnerable it becomes to catastrophic disruption.
Named the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century by the National Academy of Engineering, the electrical grid is the largest industrial investment in history. It reaches into your home, snakes its way to your bedroom, and climbs right up into the lamp next to your pillow. At times, it almost seems alive, like some enormous circulatory system that provides civilization with a steady flow of energy.
Constructed of intricately interdependent components, the grid operates on a rapidly shrinking margin for error. Things can-and do-go wrong in this system, no matter how many preventive steps we take. Just look at the colossal 2003 blackout, when 50 million customers lost power owing to a simple error at a power plant in Ohio; or the one a month later, which stole power from 57 million Italians. And these pale in comparison to the 2001 outage in India, which affected more than 200 million people.
The Grid is the first history of the electrical grid intended for general readers, and it comes at a time when we badly need such a guide. As we get more and more dependent on electricity to perform even the most mundane daily tasks, the grid's inevitable shortcomings will take a toll on populations around the globe. At a moment when energy issues loom large on the nation's agenda and our hunger for electricity grows, The Grid is as timely as it is compelling.
Overall Condition: Gently read book in a fine jacket
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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