The Ganz electric works in Budapest is probably best known for the manufacture of tramcars, but was also a pioneer in the application of three-phasealternating current to electric railways. See also railway electrification systems. Budapest (pronounced or ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland A tram (or tramway, trolley, streetcar, tramcar, Straßenbahn) is a railborne vehicle (lighter than a train) for transport of passengers (or, occasionally, freight). ... Three phase systems have 3 waveforms (usually carrying power) that are 2/3π radians (120 degrees,1/3 of a cycle) offset in time. ... An alternating current (AC) is an electrical current where the magnitude and direction of the current varies cyclically, as opposed to direct current, where the direction of the current stays constant. ... A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives or multiple units. ...
Ganz, who as an undergraduate left Harvard before graduating to work on the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project and returned in 1991 to complete his bachelor's, master's, and, in 2000, doctorate, said the Peer Learning Network grew out of his popular Kennedy School class, "Organizing: People, Power and Change," and an undergraduate version, Sociology 96.
Ganz said he regularly hears from students who've completed the course, seeking advice and updating him on their activities.
Ganz said the part of the site with the most potential is the discussion forum, where ideas can be brainstormed and problems analyzed by network members.
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