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Link didn't work, would love to get that book.
by Gunnerhead 4y ago
Link didn't work, would love to get that book.
- mdp2021 4y agoThere you are, available in the Library: https://archive.org/details/electricalmanufa0000unse https://archive.org/details/electricalmanufa0000unse Do not forget about the library in Archive.org ...
- Animats 4y agoBetter URL. [1] It's in the Stanford libraries, or at least was when I read it years ago. Also useful is "Men and Volts", an official history of General Electric.[2] From an investment perspective, it's worth reading the early history of the electrical industry, because it's very much like the history of the computer industry. Just a century earlier. You get to see something go from cutting edge technology with high margins to dull and boring with low margins, over half a century. You get to see the transition from thousands of little companies to a few big ones. As you keep going into the radio era, you see the transition from paid services to ad-supported ones. It will all look very familiar. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Manufacturers-1875-1900-Studies-Entrepreneurial/dp/0674499794 https://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Manufacturers-1875-1900-St... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Men-volts-story-General-electric/dp/B0007E5KGS https://www.amazon.com/Men-volts-story-General-electric/dp/B...