Energy : perspectives, problems, and prospects / Michael B. McElroy.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010وصف:xii, 409 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780195386110 (hbk)
- 0195386116 (hbk)
- TJ163.2 M3843 2010
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | TJ163.2 M3843 2010 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000250717 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From hunter-gatherers to English factories -- Energy : what is it and how do we measure it? -- Wood, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle -- Coal : origin, history, and problems -- Oil : properties, origin, history, problems, and prospects -- Natural gas : origin, history, and prospects -- Energy from water and wind -- Nuclear power -- Steam power -- Electricity -- Automobiles, trucks, and the internal combustion engine -- The challenge of global climate change -- Prospects for carbon capture and sequestration -- Ethanol from biomass : can it substitute for gasoline? -- Current patterns of energy use -- Vision for a low-carbon energy future.