TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bazerman,Charles
TI  - The languages of Edison's light
T2  - Inside technology
SN  - 026202456X
AV  - TK4131. B39 1999
U1  - 303.483 
PY  - 1999///]
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - MIT Press
KW  - Electric lighting
KW  - History
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index; Acknowledgments --; How the Edison Papers Are Cited --; Credit for Illustrations --; Introduction --; I; The Opening Scene --; 1; Edison's Front-Page Story --; II; Establishing Meanings in Evolving Systems --; 2; The Public Stage of News --; 3; Finances for Technological Enterprises --; 4; Menlo Park: The Place of Invention --; 5; Patents as Speech Acts and Legal Objects --; 6; Professional Presence: Edison in the Technical Press --; 7; A Place in the Market --; III; Making It Real: The Rhetoric of Material Presence --; 8; Boasts, Deceptions, and Promises --; 9; The Menlo Park Demonstrations --; 10; Fairs and Exhibitions: Museums of the Future --; 11; Lighting New York: Urban Politics and Pedestrian Appearances --; IV; Establishing Enduring Values --; 12; Patent Realities: Legal Stabilization of Indeterminate Texts --; 13; Charisma and Communication in Edison's Organizations --; 14; Rhetoric of Capital Investment: Solvency, Profits, and Dividends --; 15; The Language of Flowers: Domesticating Electric Light --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
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