The languages of Edison's light /
Bazerman, Charles,
The languages of Edison's light / Charles Bazerman. - 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Inside technology . - Inside technology. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index.
Acknowledgments -- How the Edison Papers Are Cited -- Credit for Illustrations -- Introduction -- The Opening Scene -- Edison's Front-Page Story -- Establishing Meanings in Evolving Systems -- The Public Stage of News -- Finances for Technological Enterprises -- Menlo Park: The Place of Invention -- Patents as Speech Acts and Legal Objects -- Professional Presence: Edison in the Technical Press -- A Place in the Market -- Making It Real: The Rhetoric of Material Presence -- Boasts, Deceptions, and Promises -- The Menlo Park Demonstrations -- Fairs and Exhibitions: Museums of the Future -- Lighting New York: Urban Politics and Pedestrian Appearances -- Establishing Enduring Values -- Patent Realities: Legal Stabilization of Indeterminate Texts -- Charisma and Communication in Edison's Organizations -- Rhetoric of Capital Investment: Solvency, Profits, and Dividends -- The Language of Flowers: Domesticating Electric Light -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. I. 1. II. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. III. 8. 9. 10. 11. IV. 12. 13. 14. 15.
026202456X 9780262024563
98051881
Electric lighting--History
Technology--Social aspects.
English language--Rhetoric.
TK4131. / B39 1999
303.483
The languages of Edison's light / Charles Bazerman. - 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Inside technology . - Inside technology. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index.
Acknowledgments -- How the Edison Papers Are Cited -- Credit for Illustrations -- Introduction -- The Opening Scene -- Edison's Front-Page Story -- Establishing Meanings in Evolving Systems -- The Public Stage of News -- Finances for Technological Enterprises -- Menlo Park: The Place of Invention -- Patents as Speech Acts and Legal Objects -- Professional Presence: Edison in the Technical Press -- A Place in the Market -- Making It Real: The Rhetoric of Material Presence -- Boasts, Deceptions, and Promises -- The Menlo Park Demonstrations -- Fairs and Exhibitions: Museums of the Future -- Lighting New York: Urban Politics and Pedestrian Appearances -- Establishing Enduring Values -- Patent Realities: Legal Stabilization of Indeterminate Texts -- Charisma and Communication in Edison's Organizations -- Rhetoric of Capital Investment: Solvency, Profits, and Dividends -- The Language of Flowers: Domesticating Electric Light -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. I. 1. II. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. III. 8. 9. 10. 11. IV. 12. 13. 14. 15.
026202456X 9780262024563
98051881
Electric lighting--History
Technology--Social aspects.
English language--Rhetoric.
TK4131. / B39 1999
303.483