Power/Electrical Engineering History or Biography Book Recommendations 1

[bdn2004]

This is a point and question. I find it beneficial and fascinating to track the history of electrical engineering and read about the people who made the initial discoveries. I don't think these people get the credit they deserve.

Here's a case in point...I tried recently to get at the library a book entitled "The Man Who Changed Everything". Think about that title for a minute. The man? James Maxwell. No book store carried it either. I asked a number of people had they ever heard of him. A universal No was the answer, about "the man who changed everything". What a disgrace really.

I know this may not be the proper forum, but if not here, where? I recently read "The Electric Life of Michael Faraday" - excellent.

If anyone else likes to read such books please recommend.

 

[umrpwr]

Two books I enjoyed and would recommend depending on your interests are the following:

Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

ISBN-10: 0375507396
ISBN-13: 978-0375507397

Another one that is also very good although out-of-print is the following.

Vistas in Eletric Power by Philip Sporn. It is a three volume set.

Philip Sporn was the former president of AEP. If you do a search you can usually find some used copies reasonably priced.

 

[ScottyUK]

This thread666-264001 might be of interest.


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