| Description |
viii, 656 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Energy, Work, and Power -- 3. Human Energy -- 4. The Energy Balance -- 5. Fire -- 6. Firewood -- 7. Combustion for Home Comfort -- 8. Waterwheels -- 9. Wind Energy -- 10. The Steam Engine -- 11. Heat and Thermal Efficiency -- 12. An Introduction to Electricity -- 13. How Electricity is Generated -- 14. Impacts of Electricity on Society -- 15. Electricity from Falling Water -- 16. Electricity from Steam -- 17. Boilers and Heat Transfer -- 18. Electricity from Coal -- 19. Energy for Transportation -- 20. Petroleum and its Products -- 21. Gasoline -- 22. Cars and their Impact -- 23. Jet Engines and Jet Fuel -- 24. Diesel Engines and Diesel Fuel -- 25. Atoms and 'Atomic' Energy -- 26. Radioactivity, Fission, and Chain Reactions -- 27. Nuclear Power Plants -- 28. The Nuclear Controversy -- 29. Energy and the Environment -- 30. Acid Rain -- 31. Vehicle Emissions and Emissionless Vehicles -- 32. The Greenhouse Effect |
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33. Fossil Energy: Reserves, Resources, and Geopolitics -- 34. Renewable Energy from Biomass -- 35. Electricity from Wind -- 36. Energy from the Sun -- 37. Nuclear Fusion: Bringing the Sun to Earth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Power resources.
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Power (Mechanics)
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| LC no. |
2001027963 |
| ISBN |
1560327677 |
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