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William and Joyce Middleton Electrical Engineering History Award

Powering American Farms

Sponsoring Organization: IEEE History Center 
Award Level: Winner| Award Year: 2025
Award Category: William and Joyce Middleton Electrical Engineering History Award Winner: Powering American Farms: The Overlooked Origins of Rural Electrification by Richard F. Hirsh 

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Richard F. Hirsh
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Richard F. Hirsh

Richard F. Hirsh (BLACKSBURG, VA) is a professor of history at Virginia Tech. He is the author of Glimpsing an Invisible Universe: The Emergence of X-ray Astronomy; Technology and Transformation in the American Electric Utility Industry; and Power Loss: The Origins of Deregulation and Restructuring in the American Electric Utility System.

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