Book Talk with Marianna Dudley "Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain"
Marianna Dudley will present her book Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain, to be published by Manchester University Press October 2025. It is the first academic history of wind energy in the UK.
Time: Thu 2025-09-11 13.15 - 14.45
Location: Large Seminar Room, Div. of History of Science, Technology & Environment, Level 5, Teknikringen 74D
Speaker
Marianna Dudley is Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol and an environmental historian.
Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain
"A cutting-edge history of wind power in Britain.
There are turbines on the horizon. The blades whirl with metronomic rhythm. With each rotation, wind is transformed into electricity. An energy revolution is underway.
Electric wind rewinds to the beginning to explore the rise of wind energy in modern Britain. From the industrial revolution to the aftermath of war, through energy crises and the changing politics of the late twentieth century, we see how energy has shaped a nation - and how a nation is reflected and refracted through energy. Boldly charting Britain through its wildest, windiest places, this book takes us to the edges of land and beyond to think deeply about the role of nature in politics, science and technology. Visionaries and hippies join engineers and entrepreneurs. Traditions and local cultures meet infrastructure and industry in this captivating history.
At a time when action on carbon emissions is urgent, Electric wind offers examples, ideas and stories to fuel change going forwards. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in nature, climate change, landscape and the making of modern Britain." - See the upcoming book at Manchester Univeristy Press.
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