The First Niagara Falls Power Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9625869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harold Issadore Sharlin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-74 |
| Publication date | 1961-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3111634 |
| OpenAlex | W1972278742 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Harnessing the Niagara for large-scale commercial power exploitation was an entrepreneurial feat of major dimensions. The project also demonstrated the successful application of science to an economic problem. American investors proudly declined European financial assistance, but only too willingly solicited the advice of Europe's leading engineers
Business · Geography · Power (physics · Scale (ratio · Finance · Global Energy and Sustainability Research
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |