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Innovation as a Social Process : Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric (Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century)
Innovation as a Social Process Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric - Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century
Author: W. Bernard Carlson
Elihu Thomson was a major American inventor of electric light and power systems. A contemporary of Thomas Edison, Thomson performed the engineering and design work necessary to make electric lighting a common product. From the 1880s to the 1930s, Thomson was employed by the General Electric Company and its predecessors. Working within the cor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521393171
ISBN-10: 0521393175
Publication Date: 10/25/1991
Pages: 399
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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