Energy

Includes information about the sources, supply and conservation of energy while earning your Boy Scout merit badge in en... (more)

Includes information about the sources, supply and conservation of energy while earning your Boy Scout merit badge in energy. (less)

Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy tran... (more)

Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time{u2014}wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford. In Energy, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy production; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He addresses how we learned from such challenges, mastered their transitions, and capitalized on their opportunities. Rhodes also looks at the current energy landscape, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with cast supplies of coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100. Human beings have confronted the problem of how to draw life from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention, each discovery, each adaptation brought further challenges, and through such transformations, we arrived at where we are today. In Rhodes{u2019}s singular style, Energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow. (less)

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to energy. Developed by literacy experts for student... (more)

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to energy. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- (less)

Introduces the concept of energy, describing the difference between potential and kinetic energy and detailing such type... (more)

Introduces the concept of energy, describing the difference between potential and kinetic energy and detailing such types as heat, sound, light, chemical energy, and electricity. (less)

Examines the issues surrounding energy and provides an overview of the topic. (more)

Examines the issues surrounding energy and provides an overview of the topic. (less)

Presents the latest information on U.S. energy consumption and production, compared with years past. Controversial issue... (more)

Presents the latest information on U.S. energy consumption and production, compared with years past. Controversial issues such as the U.S. dependence on foreign oil, the possibility of exhausting fossil fuel supplies, and the harm done to the environment by mining, drilling, and pollution are explored. (less)

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Learning to incorporate a variety of eco-friendly energy sources into our businesses and homes will make Earth a better ... (more)

Learning to incorporate a variety of eco-friendly energy sources into our businesses and homes will make Earth a better place to live. This program explores photovoltaics, the design behind wind turbine technology and the creative processes behind vehicles in the American Solar Car Race. Zero energy houses of the future will use many of these technologies to produce more energy than they consume. Renewable energy technologies are important for the future of our planet. This program shows how people in different areas are doing their part to explore the potential of several promising renewable energy technologies. (less)

This program stresses the importance of caring for our environment and provides an overview of multiple energy sources s... (more)

This program stresses the importance of caring for our environment and provides an overview of multiple energy sources such as biomass and solar energy. It documents how some states are trying to enact laws that require local power plants to increase their power provided by renewable energy. To preserve our planet's health, scientists explore green projects involving ecologically friendly architecture and sustainable communities with solar homes and green housing developments. (less)

Energy is a fundamental part of our universe—in a sense, the universe is energy. Here, Professor Wysession introd... (more)

Energy is a fundamental part of our universe—in a sense, the universe is energy. Here, Professor Wysession introduces you to the many fascinating forms energy takes, including potential, kinetic, mechanical, and thermal energy. He also explains how energy is measured to make you more fluent in "energy-speak"for the coming lectures. (less)