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Asimov, I. (1962). The History Department of Physics. New York.

Bowers, B. (1982). A History of Electric Light and Power. London: Peter Peregrinus.

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3. Energy technology and electrification

Cowan, RS (1997). A Social History of American Technology. Oxford University Press.

Hughes, T.P. (2004). Human- Built World: How to Think about Technology and Culture. Chicago University Press.

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Hennessy, J.L., & Patterson, D.A. (2017). Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. Morgan Kaufman.

von Neumann, J. (1945). First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC. Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

7. Automation and Industry 4.0

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Kagermann, H., Wahlster , W., & Helbig, J. (2013). Recommendations for Implementing the Strategic Initiative Industry 4.0. acatech.

Ogata, K. (2010). Modern control engineering. Prentice Hall.

8. Modern energy technology and sustainability

Blaabjerg, F., & Ma, K. (2017). Future on Power Electronics for Wind Turbine Systems. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.

Lund, H. (2014). Renewable Energy Systems. Academic Press.

Schwab, K. (2016). The Fourth Industrial Revolution. World Economic Forum.

9. Standards and Standardization

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). International standards for Electrical Technologies.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Standards for Electrical and Electronic Systems.

10. Further specialist journals

• IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
• IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
• Annals of Physics
• Bell System Technical Journal

Nature Electronics