American physics and the origins of electrical engineering
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- other
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics Today
- Vol. 36 (10) , 48-54
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915317
Abstract
At the same time that electricity was transforming American society in the last half of the 19th century, it was transforming the study of physics. During this period, electricity bridged the existing gap between pure science and useful applications, between thinkers and doers, scholars and tinkers, as no other technology had done before. It brought home to Americans the contributions of science to everyday life. It also quickened the pace of physics research in university classrooms and industrial laboratories.Keywords
This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The pronunciation of “ Anthony ”Notes and Queries, 1880