The Canadian Niagara Power Company Story
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1550464620 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Ball is the director of the Centre for Society, Technology and Values at the University of Waterloo. He lives in Toronto. The author of several books, his previous titles include Building Canada: A History of Public Works. Norman R
An accessible yet detailed chronicle of social and technological change during the tumultuous twentieth century focuses on the unexpected impact of electricity and technological change on the region. (Chris Irwin Niagara Life Magazine) . (Calan Boyle Niagara News 2006-04-12)Wow! This is an amazing coffee-table-book chronicle of the 101-year-old Rankin Power Station a splendid body of work
Above all, it deals honestly with the strains of a company struggling to find its way as its industry changed radically.. With turbines and generators that were once the largest in the world, the company's generating station upstream from Niagara Falls endures as a monument to the fact that natural beauty and industry can co-exist successfully. This book is about the harnessing of epic natural power for small towns and small-town life. Linemen have evolved from pole-hopping daredevils to safety-conscious professionals. The company once had three dietitians on staff to provide advice on cooking with electricity for a healthy lifestyle. Profusely illustrated with historical photographs and illustrations, this tells the story of the impact of electricity on a region and the lives of those who kept the lights on through two world wars, record-breaking storms, and a century of political and economic challenges. Chapters cover the many aspects of running not just a generating plant but a full-service electric utility. The