Dawes Industrial Electricity Parts 1 & 2 Originally published in 1942 in 2 VolumesDigitally reproduced in 2012 combining volume 1 and 2 Electricity plays a most important part in both the social and economic sides of modern life. Without electrical energy, living in communities of even moderate size would be impossible. Such communities are dependent on electrical energy for transportation, communication, illumination, automobiles and water supplies. Question and Answer sections at the end of each volume.