Wood to coal : a short history of the industrial revolution -- Oil and gas : twentieth-century prosperity -- The nuclear world : atoms for peace -- Old to new : the sun and all its glory -- The old becomes new again : more sustainable energy -- Driving the revolution revolution : from Volta to Tesla and back -- Rethink, rebuild, rewire.
Summary:
"This book explains the science and engineering of energy to help everyone understand and compare current and future advances in renewable energy, providing the context to critically examine the different technologies that are competing in a fast-evolving engineering, political, and economic landscape, to help drive the renewable energy transition"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.