Electrifying Time

Electrifying Time

Author: Jim Linz

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780764311901

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Over 700 Telechron and General Electric clocks produced between 1925 and 1955 are chronicled. Repair and restoration tips are given, including an astonishing method for breathing new life into dead rotors. Designers are included, and celebrities are pictured in early advertisements.


A Short History Of The Electric Clocks

A Short History Of The Electric Clocks

Author: Alexander Bain

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019407370

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In this concise history of the development of the electric clock, Alexander Bain provides a fascinating look at the technological advances that led to its creation. With detailed descriptions of the mechanism and early applications of the electric clock, this book is a valuable resource for horologists, historians, and anyone with an interest in the history of timekeeping. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Innovators in Battery Technology

Innovators in Battery Technology

Author: Kevin Desmond

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-05-19

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1476622787

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As the world's demand for electrical energy increases, it will be the ingenuity and skill of brilliant electrochemists that enable us to utilize the planet's mineral reserves responsibly. This biographical dictionary profiles 95 electrochemists from 19 nations who during the past 270 years have researched and developed ever more efficient batteries and energy cells. Each entry traces the subject's origin, education, discoveries and patents, as well as hobbies and family life. The breakthroughs of early innovators are cataloged and the work of living scientists and technicians is brought up to date. An appendix provides a cross-referenced timeline of innovation.


Time: A Bibliographic Guide

Time: A Bibliographic Guide

Author: Samuel L. Macey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-10

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0429685130

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Originally published in 1991. A multidisciplinary guide in the form of a bibliography of selected time-related books and articles divided into 25 existing academic disciplines and about 100 subdisciplines which have a wide application to time studies.