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Overpotential : Fuel Cells, Futurism, and the Making of a Power Panacea /
Overpotential charts the twists and turns in the ongoing quest to create the perfect fuel cell. By exploring the gap between the theory and practice of fuel cell power, Matthew N. Eisler opens a window into broader issues in the history of science, technology, and society after the Second World War,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Overpotential charts the twists and turns in the ongoing quest to create the perfect fuel cell. By exploring the gap between the theory and practice of fuel cell power, Matthew N. Eisler opens a window into broader issues in the history of science, technology, and society after the Second World War, including the sociology of laboratory life, the relationship between academe, industry, and government in developing advanced technologies, the role of technology in environmental and pollution politics, and the rise of utopian discourse in science and engineering. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813551999 0813551994 9781283685009 1283685000 |