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What is the most expensive piece of equipment you have used today? You probably used it in every room of your house. You used it at work, while you were shopping, and at play. Do you need another hint? It costs several billion dollars, but luckily you get to share it with quite a few of your neighbors. What is it? The electrical power system, a complex array of equipment that, for the most part, we can take totally for granted.
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© 1988 Randy Simon and Andrew Smith
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Simon, R., Smith, A. (1988). Miles of Wire. In: Superconductors. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6050-4_7
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