{"product_id":"innovation-as-a-social-process-elihu-thomson-and-the-rise-of-general-electric-hardback-9780521393171","title":"Innovation as a Social Process; Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric (Hardback) 9780521393171","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInnovation as a Social Process\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eElihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElihu Thomson was a late-nineteenth-century American inventor who helped create the first electric lighting and power systems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eW. Bernard Carlson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521393171, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 October 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.652 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'At a time when the country is searching for clues to understanding invention and innovation, Bernard Carlson's detailed and thoughtful study of Elihu Thomson provides information and insights of immense value. He moves the art of writing the biography of inventors a quantum leap beyond sentimental heroic-inventor stories and the dry skepticism of macro-economic monographs.' Thomas P. Hughes, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eElihu Thomson was a late-nineteenth-century American inventor who helped create the first electric lighting and power systems. One of the most prolific inventors in American history, Thomson was granted nearly 700 patents in a career spanning the 1880s to 1930s. His inventions included arc and incandescent lighting systems, alternating current motors and transformers, electric welding equipment, and the recording watt-meter, all of which were central in determining how electricity is used today. Thomson was educated in science, and he used a combination of scientific values and craft skills to develop his many inventions. Consequently, his career permits an investigation of how technologists employ craft knowledge to create new products. While employed by the General Electric Company, Thomson worked with other managers and entrepreneurs to link the hardware of electric lighting with business organization and marketing strategy. Thus, his story also traces the role of technology in the rise of a major American corporation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Editors' preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations used in footnotes\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The cultivation of a scientific man\u003cbr\u003e 2. Learning the craft of invention\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Philadelphia partnership, 1879–80\u003cbr\u003e 4. Frustration in New Britain, 1880–3\u003cbr\u003e 5. Success in Lynn: the Thomson-Houston electric company, 1883–92\u003cbr\u003e 6. Maintaining the organization: product development at General Electric, 1892–1900\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue and conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007224205592,"sku":"9780521393171","price":93.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521393171i_b6678d5b-ad38-4c4e-8cd2-f221fb839b31.jpg?v=1691376298","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/innovation-as-a-social-process-elihu-thomson-and-the-rise-of-general-electric-hardback-9780521393171","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}