Article ID: CBB692516372

"A Mighty Cobweb": Electricity, Aesthetics and the Urban Public Space (May 2020)

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Kay, Michael (Author)


Technology's Stories
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Publication date: May 2020
Language: English


Publication Date: May 2020
Edition Details: Iasue Theme: Aesthetics

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Authors & Contributors
Lagendijk, Vincent
Emanuel, Martin
Bickers, Robert
Bruhèze, A. A. Albert de la
Haffner, Jeanne Marie
Muller, Edward K.
Journals
The Journal of Transport History
Annales Historiques de l'Électricité
Environment and History
Historical Journal
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Technology and Culture
Publishers
Duke University Press
Kvindemuseets Forlag
MIT Press
Temple University Press
University of Chicago Press
University of Minnesota Press
Concepts
Urban planning
Public policy
Electrification
Electricity and Electrical Power
Aesthetics
Land transportation
People
Schama, Simon
Fuller, Richard Buckminster
Geddes, Norman Bel (1893-1958)
Ferriss, Hugh (1889-1962)
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
Places
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Berlin (Germany)
Mexico
Canada
Institutions
League of Nations
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