Books by Thomas P. Hughes

3. Thomas P. Hughes, Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 .  The best history of electrical infrastructure which I have found.  It is very good on explaining the difficulties in organizing an entire economy around electricity and why it took so long.  It is also fascinating on why the English lagged behind the Germans and Americans in the transition to electricity, in large part because of local interest group politics.  It sheds light on the “mystery” of British decl...