Energy: The Basics
$27.52
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2013
Summary
People rarely stop to think about where the energy they use to power their everyday lives comes from and when they do it is often to ask a worried question: is mankind’s energy usage killing the planet? How do we deal with nuclear waste? What happens when the oil runs out? Energy: The Basics answers these questions but it also does much more. In this engaging yet even-handed introduction, readers are introduced to:
- the concept of ‘energy’ and what it r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415603010 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0415603013 |
| Author: | Harold Schobert |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | The Basics |
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Critics Review
“This 200-page primer is evenhanded and level-headed, and just right for what is intended: providing access to fundamentals without presumption, pretense, or prescription.Summing Up: Recommended.” - L. W. Fine, CHOICE, Columbia University
About The Author
Harold Schobert
Harold Schobert is Professor Emeritus of Fuel Science in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State University, and Extraordinary Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at North-West University.
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