Macmillan Encyclopedia of EnergyMacmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
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Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, , No Longer Available.Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsThis three-volume reference covers all aspects of energy use from the way that food is converted into energy in the body to the foreign policy implications of energy use (concepts and sources; exploration, processing, delivery, and storage; applications and usage; and economics and regulation). It also contains articles that approach physics, geophysics, chemistry, engineering, history, sociology, economics, technology, environmental studies, and civics from an energy perspective, as well as 60 biographies on specific scientists and engineers. Written for the general reader and high school level student in non-technical language, it includes diagrams, sidebars, maps, and about 600 b&w photographs. The 253 entries are arranged alphabetically and are cross-referenced. Volume III contains an energy timeline and the index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
"These volumes provide a snapshot of the history and science of energy production, conservation, and use. Multidisciplinary in scope, the 253 signed and lavishly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from biofuels and bicycles to steam engines and thermodynamics. The work ends with a fascinating energy time line that puts major events in the history of energy into context."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.
"These volumes provide a snapshot of the history and science of energy production, conservation, and use. Multidisciplinary in scope, the 253 signed and lavishly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from biofuels and bicycles to steam engines and thermodynamics. The work ends with a fascinating energy time line that puts major events in the history of energy into context."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.
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- New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.
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