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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Bazerman, Charles. Languages of Edison's light. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999 (DLC) 98051881 (OCoLC)40359487 |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles Bazerman |
| ISBN: | 0585019150 9780585019154 |
| OCLC Number: | 42922325 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (416 p.) : ill. |
| Contents: | 1. Edison's front-page story -- 2. The public stage of news -- 3. Finances for technological enterprises -- 4. Menlo Park : the place of invention -- 5. Patents as speech acts and legal objects -- 6. Professional presence : edison in the technical press -- 7. A place in the market -- 8. Boasts, deceptions, and promises -- 9. The Menlo Park demonstrations -- 10. Fairs and exhibitions : museums of the future -- 11. Lighting new york : urban politics and pedestrian appearances -- 12. Patent realities : legal stabilization of indeterminate texts -- 13. Charisma and communication in edison's organizations -- 14. The rhetoric of capital investment : solvency, profits, and dividends -- 15. The language of flowers : domesticating electric light. |
| Series Title: | Inside technology. |
| Responsibility: | Charles Bazerman. |
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