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Principles of energy / editor, Richard M. Renneboog, MsC.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Principles of
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Force and energy.
- Power (Mechanics).
- Power resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 438 pages) : color illustrations, charts, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press/Grey House Publishing, [2021]
- Summary:
- Energy, the capacity of an object to do work, is one of the most fundamental principles, affecting nearly every aspect of life on this planet. This volume in the Principles of Science series provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to energy, covering basic concepts, possibilities, ethical issues, and potential consequences of energy.
- Contents:
- Aerobic cellular respiration
- Air conditioning
- Alternative energy
- Ampère, André-Marie
- Animal power
- Atomic Energy Commission
- Batteries
- Biodiesel
- Biomass energy
- Boilers
- Breeder reactors
- Building envelope
- Capacity (Electricity)
- Cellulosic ethanol
- Chernobyl
- China syndrome (nuclear meltdown)
- Clausius, Rudolf
- Climate and weather
- Climate neutrality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Worldcat, viewed April 19, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9781642657654
- 1642657654
- OCLC:
- 1256709030
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