After the American Century

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Showing posts with label electrification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electrification. Show all posts
November 21, 2025

Comparing the Electrical and Digital Revolutions

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After the American Century I was interviewed by a journalist a few days ago about the comparison between the electrical revolution between 1...
February 02, 2018

Our energy transition

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After the American Century We are living in the midst of an energy transition, shifting away from fossil fuels to solar, wind, biomass, ...
October 14, 2013

Why the Assembly line emerged in 1913 in the US

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After the American Century The American Assembly line is now more than one hundred years old. Exactly when to mark its birthday is a lit...
November 03, 2012

Technology: Blackout Behavior and Hurricane Sandy

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New York, 1965 Blackout After the American Century  The blackouts that came in the wake of tropical storm Sandy left millio...
September 16, 2012

Technology: Electrifying America

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After the American Century   A few months ago, MIT Press singled out my Electrifying America as one of 50 books to celebrate as ...
March 18, 2010

When the Lights Went Out

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After the American Century I am delighted to inform readers that my new book, When the Lights Went Out:  A History of American Blackouts...
June 25, 2009

The REA and Obama's Health Care Plan

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After the American Century As debate rages in Washington about how to reform the health care system, it might be useful to look at another g...
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David E. Nye
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Author or editor of more than 25 books, including 12 with The MIT Press, and more than 225 publications in all. Honors include the Leonardo da Vinci Medal in 2005. Senior Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota. By-Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge University. Professor Emeritus SDU, Denmark. Knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 2014. A bibliography and index to publications is available for free download at https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/219592
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