我强烈推荐吉尔·琼斯（Jill Jonnes）的《光之帝国》（Empires of Light），这是一本关于那个时代的绝佳好书。> 为什么要先瞄准这个非常宽泛的市场？为什么不在百货商场的地下室里建造小型发电机，只为单栋建筑供电……
I highly recommend Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes as an excellent book about this time. > Why go for this very broad market first? Why not build smaller generators in the basement of department stores, lighting up just single buildings…
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World, Jill Jonnes An extremely detailed and engaging book on how electricity was brought to the United States.
In no particular order. Empires of Light, by Jonnes. Titan, by Chernow. The Wright Brothers, by McCullough. His Excellency, by Ellis. The Wizard of Menlo Park, by Stross. I Invented the Modern Age, by Snow. Dealers of Lightning, by Hiltzik.…
Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes does a great job covering the rivalry between Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse over electrifying the world. I liked how it broke down the technical and business challenges and showed the…
…by Malcolm Gladwell - Success mechanics. 32. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Founding of Nike. 33. Black Hole Blues by Janna Levin - Building LIGO. 34. Freedom’s Forge - WWII industry mobilization. 35. Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes - Electrification by Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse. 36. The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough - Panama Canal construction. 37. Annapurna by Maurice Herzog - Climbing a Himalayan…
You would probably like reading "Empires of Light" - one of the interesting insights I gained from that book was how important Westinghouse was to Tesla's success.
我强烈推荐吉尔·琼斯（Jill Jonnes）的《光之帝国》（Empires of Light），这是一本关于那个时代的绝佳好书。> 为什么要先瞄准这个非常宽泛的市场？为什么不在百货商场的地下室里建造小型发电机，只为单栋建筑供电……
I highly recommend Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes as an excellent book about this time. > Why go for this very broad market first? Why not build smaller generators in the basement of department stores, lighting up just single buildings…
《光之帝国：爱迪生、特斯拉、威斯汀豪斯与电气化世界的竞赛》，吉尔·琼斯著。一本讲述电力如何被引入美国的书，内容极为详尽且引人入胜。
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World, Jill Jonnes An extremely detailed and engaging book on how electricity was brought to the United States.
排名不分先后。琼斯的《光之帝国》、切尔诺夫的《洛克菲勒》、麦卡洛的《怀特兄弟》、埃利斯的《卓越非凡》、斯特罗斯的《门洛帕克的奇才》、斯诺的《我发明了现代》、希尔齐克的《闪电的走私者》……
In no particular order. Empires of Light, by Jonnes. Titan, by Chernow. The Wright Brothers, by McCullough. His Excellency, by Ellis. The Wizard of Menlo Park, by Stross. I Invented the Modern Age, by Snow. Dealers of Lightning, by Hiltzik.…
吉尔·琼斯的《光之帝国》极好地展现了爱迪生、特斯拉和威斯汀豪斯围绕世界电气化展开的竞争。我很喜欢它剖析技术和商业挑战的方式，并且展示了……
Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes does a great job covering the rivalry between Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse over electrifying the world. I liked how it broke down the technical and business challenges and showed the…
……马尔科姆·格拉德威尔著——成功的机制。32. 菲尔·奈特的《鞋狗》——耐克的创立。33. 詹娜·莱文的《黑洞蓝调》——LIGO 的建造。34. 《自由的熔炉》——二战工业动员。35. 吉尔·琼斯的《光之帝国》——爱迪生、特斯拉、威斯汀豪斯带来的电气化。36. 戴维·麦卡洛的《大风暴中的海路》——巴拿马运河的建造。37. 莫里斯·埃尔佐格的《安纳布尔纳》——攀登喜马拉雅……
…by Malcolm Gladwell - Success mechanics. 32. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Founding of Nike. 33. Black Hole Blues by Janna Levin - Building LIGO. 34. Freedom’s Forge - WWII industry mobilization. 35. Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes - Electrification by Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse. 36. The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough - Panama Canal construction. 37. Annapurna by Maurice Herzog - Climbing a Himalayan…
你大概会喜欢看《光之帝国》——我从那本书中获得的一个有趣洞见就是：威斯汀豪斯对特斯拉的成功起到了多么至关重要的作用。
You would probably like reading "Empires of Light" - one of the interesting insights I gained from that book was how important Westinghouse was to Tesla's success.