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The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World

by Phillip F. Schewe · 2006

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Traces the history of the electrical grid, exploring how it was created, how it has been used and misused around the world, how it has impacted various regions and cultures, and what its future may hold.

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