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In The Grid Book, Higgins examines the history of ten grids that changed the world: the brick, the tablet, the gridiron city plan, the map, musical notation, the ledger, the screen, moveable type, the manufactured box, and the net.
Jan 23, 2009 · Ten grids that changed the world: the emergence and evolution of the most prominent visual structure in Western culture. Emblematic of modernity, the grid is the underlying form of everything from skyscrapers and office cubicles to paintings by Mondrian and a piece of computer code.
- Hannah B Higgins
One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016. A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future. America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present.
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Jul 26, 2016 · The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future. Gretchen Bakke. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, Jul 26, 2016 - Technology & Engineering - 352 pages.
Nov 5, 1995 · The Grid. Philip Kerr, Geoffrey Howard. 3.35. 957 ratings77 reviews. In the heart of Los Angeles, the "smart" building nicknamed "the Grid" can talk to its occupants, forecast the weather, and tell if any inhabitant has been taking drugs.
In The Grid Book, Higgins examines the history of ten grids that changed the world: the brick, the tablet, the gridiron city plan, the map, musical notation, the ledger, the screen, moveable type, the manufactured box, and the net.
- Hannah B Higgins
