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Williams, James Calhoun was born on September 24, 1942 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Otho Clinton and Elizabeth Helene Williams.
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Energy and the Making of Modern California (Technology and the Environment)
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In Energy and the Making of Modern California, James C. Williams has written the definitive history of energy development and use in the Golden State. From the fuel wood that warmed its early settlers to the nuclear power plants that run the air-conditioners of its citizens today, California has shaped itself by tapping available energy resources, in the process coming to learn the capacity and constraints of technology as it affects the environment. Always a land apart, California has also become an early model for the United States and other countries in its voracious consumption of energy and its enlightened concern for the natural world. With its rich diversity of resources and its comfortable climate, California has attracted a steady stream of immigrants. As the population increased, so did its appetite for energy. A variety of resources---coal and oil, wind and solar heat, the fall of waters swollen by snowmelt--- was harnessed to satisfy the growing needs of farmers and manufacturers and the ordinary inhabitants of small towns and sprawling cities. Technological progress in energy development was essential to the good life that drew people to California in the first place. But the exploitation of those natural resources also made many Californians more aware of their environment. Energy and the Making of Modern California illuminates the forces that formed the state's culture and economy through the interplay of technology, population growth, human values, and the environment. With impeccable scholarship and a vivid abundance of detail, James C. Williams shows how California's complex and versatile environment constantly challenged technological inventiveness, making the state's experience with energy a rich case study that clarifies our rising concerns about how we live with the earth we live on.
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James Calhoun Williams
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James Calhoun Williams, American History educator, public historian, consultant. Certified teacher, California; registered professional historian. Recipient Rockefeller Foundation scholarship for graduate studies University of California, San Bernardino, 1976-1977, Merit aware Sourisseau Academy, San Jose, California, 1984.
Education
Bachelor in History, U. Oregon, 1964; Master of Arts in History, San Jose State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Public History, U California, Santa Barbara, 1984.
Career
Teacher, Campbell (California) Union H.S., 1968-1971; professor, Gavilan College, Gilroy, California, 1971-1985; executive director, California History Center & Foundation De Anza College, Cupertino, California, 1985-1993; professor, De Anza College, Cupertino, since 1985. Consultant Pacific Gas and Elec., San Francisco, since 1978, Southern California Edison, Rosewood, California, since 1978.
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Energy and the Making of Modern California (Technology and the Environment)
(In Energy and the Making of Modern California, James C. W...)
- Energy and the Making of Modern California ENERGY AND THE MAKING OF MODERN CALIFORNIA BY Williams, James C. ( Author ) Jun-01-1997 ENERGY AND THE MAKING OF MODERN CALIFORNIA ENERGY AND THE MAKING OF MODERN CALIFORNIA BY WILLIAMS, JAMES C. ( AUT
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Energy and the Making of Modern California (Technology and the Environment)
Membership
Member Society for History of Technology (treasurer since 1992), National Council on Public History (board directors 1988-1991), Organisation American Historians, American History Association, California.Coun. for Promotion of History (president 1982-1985, executive secretary 1985-1994, award of Distinction 1985, award for Distinguished Svc. 1995), California Hist.Soc. (board directors 1989-1992).
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1 child, Lisa Anet.
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Recipient Rockefeller Foundation scholarship for graduate studies University of California, San Bernardino, 1976-1977, Merit aware Sourisseau Academy, San Jose, California, 1984.Recipient Rockefeller Foundation scholarship for graduate studies University of California, San Bernardino, 1976-1977, Merit aware Sourisseau Academy, San Jose, California, 1984.