Powering the nation : images of the Shannon Scheme and the electrification of Ireland /

The visual story of the greatest industrial initiative of the fledgling Irish Free State: the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme. Lavishly designed, the book examines the construction of this mammoth of modern ingenuity and its symbolic power during the dawn of electrical technology in Ireland.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Brien, Sorcha (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland : Irish Academic Press, 2017.
Temas:
Ireland. > Electricity Supply Board > History.
Ireland. > Electricity Supply Board.
Since 1922
Electrification > Social aspects > Ireland.
Électrification > Aspect social > Irlande.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Electrification > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
Water-power.
Ireland > History > 1922-
Ireland > Social conditions > 1922-1973.
Shannon River (Ireland) > Power utilization > History.
Irlande > Histoire > 1922-
Irlande > Conditions sociales > 1922-1973.
Shannon (Irlande : Fleuve) > Énergie hydraulique > Histoire.
Ireland.
Ireland > Shannon River.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The visual story of the greatest industrial initiative of the fledgling Irish Free State: the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme. Lavishly designed, the book examines the construction of this mammoth of modern ingenuity and its symbolic power during the dawn of electrical technology in Ireland.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781788550000
1788550005
9781788550017
1788550013
9781788550024
1788550021
9781911024675
1911024671

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