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" Energy and society : "
Harold H. Schobert
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BL
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665284
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Schobert, Harold H.,1943-
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| Title & Author
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Energy and society : : an introduction /\ Harold H. Schobert
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition
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683 pages ;; 33 cm
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| ISBN
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9781439826454
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: 1439826455
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Energy, work, and power -- Human energy -- The energy balance -- Fire -- Firewood -- Combustion for home comfort -- Waterwheels -- Wind energy -- The steam engine -- Heat and thermal efficiency -- Introduction to electricity -- How electricity is generated -- Impacts of electricity on society -- Electricity from falling water -- Electricity from steam -- Energy for transportation -- Petroleum and its products -- Gasoline -- The impact of the automobile -- Jet engines and jet fuel -- Diesel engines and diesel fuel -- Atomic energy -- Nuclear power plants -- The nuclear controversy -- Energy and the environment -- Acid rain -- Vehicle emissions and emissionless vehicles -- Global climate change -- Fossil energy: reserves, resources, and geopolitics -- Renewable energy from biomass -- Electricity from wind -- Energy from the sun -- Nuclear fusion : bringing the sun to Earth
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Power resources
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Force and energy
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Energy consumption-- Social aspects
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Power resources-- Environmental aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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333.79
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TJ163.2.S34528 2014
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