The Grid
Electrical Infrastructure for a New Era
Recommended by Bill Gates, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #9 in Energy, Ranked #12 in Electromagnetism — see more rankings.
America’s electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It’s not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources--solar, wind, and other alternatives--the grid is what stands most firmly in the way of a brighter energy future. If we hope to realize this future, we need to re-imagine the grid according to twenty-first-century values. It’s a project which forces visionaries to work with bureaucrats, legislators with storm-flattened communities,... more
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Bill Gates CEO/MicrosoftThis book, about our aging electrical grid, fits in one of my favorite genres: 'Books About Mundane Stuff That Are Actually Fascinating. (Source)
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- #65 in Civil Engineering
- #57 in Electrical Engineering
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