David Nye

Consuming Power:

A Social History of American Engines

(Thanks to Matt Baumann for his work on compiling these notes)

Index:

Chapter 1:The Engines of Conquest

Chapter 2:Water and Industry

Chapter 3:Cities of Steam

Chapter 4:Power Incorporated

Chapter 5:Industrial Systems

Chapter 6:Consumption and Dispersion

Chapter 7: The High-Energy Economy

Chapter 8: Energy, Crisis and Transition