The electrical manufacturers, 1875-1900
by Harold C. Passer · first published 1953
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I could write more, but this isn't the place for an essay on electric motor history. Since many VCs are on here, I suggest "The Electrical Manufacturers, 1875-1900 A Study in Competition, Entrepreneurship, Technical Change, and Economic Growth", by Harold C. Passer. This is a Harvard Business School book. It's like reading about the dot-com era, a century earlier.…
on “Why didn't electricity immediately change manufacturing?” ↗The classic book on this is "Electrical Manufacturers 1875-1900".[1] Published by the Harvard Business School, it has Edison's business plan for the Pearl Street station. As I recall, the plan claimed the investment would be paid back in 18 months. It took twice…
on “Lightbulbs Were So Startup” ↗…of little companies to a few big ones. As you keep going into the radio era, you see the transition from paid services to ad-supported ones. It will all look very familiar. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Manufacturers-1875-1900-St... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Men-volts-story-General-electric/dp/B...
on “Lightbulbs Were So Startup” ↗…page are immediately available on the Library within Archive.org . So, here they are, for convenience, and as a reminder that the Archive may contain texts you are looking for. -- Passer, Harold - The electrical manufacturers, 1875-1900 : a study in competition, entrepreneurship, technical change, and economic growth https://archive.org/details/electricalmanufa0000unse -- Hammond; Pound - Men and volts; the story of General electric…
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