Schiffer, Michael B. Power struggles : Scientific authority and the creation of practical electricity before Edison / Michael Brian Schiffer. - Cambridge. : The MIT Press, c2008. - xii, 420 p. : ills. ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-0-262-19582-9 Subjects--Topical Terms: Electrical engineering--History.Electricity Dewey Class. No.: 621.30973