Abstract:Book Reviews 225Scholars familiar with recent work in the history of science and the history of technology will encounter a skillful use of theories regarding the social construction of knowledge and of technological systems. Historians more specificallyconcerned with Edison himself or the development of electrical power will find a wealth of material here. This book deserves a wide audience.
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