Technological Lag. Diffusion of electrical technology in England, 1879-1914
Details:
- Author(s) Millard, Andre J
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1987
- Pages 253pp
- Publisher Garland Publishing
- Place Published New York NY
Topics:
- Name Innovation, diffusion & invention, inc technology & products
- Name Comparative international studies
Countries:
- Germany
- United States
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Developed from the writer's doctoral thesis, 'The Diffusion of Electric Power Technology in England, 1880-1914', Emory University, 1981. Considers the lag in the introduction of electrical technology in Britain including relative to diffusion in USA and Germany. Seeks to define the lag; identify its causes; explain why diffusion differed in UK from USA and Germany; reassess the extent / significance of the lag; etc. Has chapters: Literature of technological lags; Development of electrical technology and the English electrical industry; Perceptions of a lag in electricity; Institutional background of electricity supply; Institutional barriers to English development; The lag in electricity and the issue of engineering backwardness; Formation of markets for electricity; Marketing of electrical power; The lag in electricity reconsidered. See also the writer's 'Diffusion of Electric Power Technology in England, 1880-1914', PhD, Emory University, 1998