British Electrical Industry, 1875-1914. The economic returns to a new technology

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See the writer's doctoral thesis, 'British Electrical Industry, 1875-1914', Oxford University, 1962. Considers multiple aspects of the history of the electricity generation and supply industry, the use of electricity, the resulting electrical engineering industry, the introduction of electrical power into manufacturing industry, the impact of the industry on the economy, etc. 'This book began as an attempt to examine the economic returns to an important new technology ... The work has extended into an economic history of electricity supply, electrical tramways and railways, electric power in factories, and of electrical manufacturing in Britain prior to 1914'. Has chapters: 'Electricity and its setting'; 'Electric lighting'; 'Electric tramways'; 'Electric railways'; 'Electric power in industry'; 'The genesis of electricity supply'; 'The costs and pricing of electricity'; 'The electrical manufacturers - history'; 'The electrical manufacturers - the international setting'; 'Market structure, market performance and innovation'; 'Engineers and entrepreneurs'; 'The public control of electrical utilities'; 'The effect of electrical development on the economy'