Energy & light in nineteenth-century western New York
Subtitle: natural gas, petroleum & electricity
By: Douglas Wayne Houck
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781626193000
Subjects: Natural gas; History; Gas industry; Petroleum industry and trade; Electricity; SCIENCE / Electricity; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum
Other titles: Energy and light in 19th-century western New York
Description: "Discover the history of the energy industry in western New York and the significance of natural gas, petroleum and electricity in the region"--

"The history of the discovery and development of natural gas for lighting purposes in Western New York"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The people, place and progress; title: Deriving products from the environment; title: Early activities in natural gas; title: Petroleum: early ventures; title: Western New York oil business; title: Electricity: creating light and energy; title: Conclusion. natural gas, a future resource.