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Power plants / produced by Sean Dash and Bruce Nash.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Dash, Sean., Producer.
Nash, Bruce M., Producer.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Modern marvels
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hydroelectric power plants.
Power-plants.
Solar energy.
Wind power.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (46 min.).
Place of Publication:
New York : A&E Television Networks, 2000.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
Summary:
Provides an historical overview of the development of electric power plants and electric power systems in the United States and beyond, and focuses on the work of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse. Visits contemporary power plants to see how power is produced, and speculates on the future of power generation in the face of environmental concerns, unchecked consumption, and technological limits.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2013).
OCLC:
867554730

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