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Download or read book A Dictionary of Energy Science written by Nick Jelley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dictionary of Energy Science covers terms related to energy technologies and their impact on the world's energy use. It sets out the principles behind each technology's operation, as well as its economic, environmental, and social impacts. Coverage includes energy demand and conservation, electricity generation and distribution, energy storage, renewable energy and fossil fuel technologies, nuclear energy, environmental issues, energy and society, and biographies of eminent energy scientists. Including more than 600 entries, the text is complemented by illustrations, a chronology, and global statistics on energy use. This topical dictionary appears at a time when the development of alternative technologies to fossil fuel is particularly important in trying to limit global warming, and is significantly affected by energy policy and politics. It is an essential resource for students of engineering, geography, and economics, and for professionals in energy-related industries.
Download or read book Dictionary of Material Science and High Energy Physics written by Dipak K. Basu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 3,000 terms with clear, working definitions, alternative meanings, and related references comprise this uniquely focused lexicon. Published in a convenient, paperback format, it covers chemical, energy, nuclear, plasma, condensed matter, and solid-state physics, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, quantum optics, thermodynamics, and materials science.
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Download or read book Dictionary of Energy written by Cutler J. Cleveland and published by Elsevier Science. This book was released on 2009 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential reference companion for anyone with an interest in energy, including scientists, consultants, journalists, economists, educators, students and policy-makers.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Energy written by Martin Counihan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1981. Every aspect of Energy – production, conversion and use - is discussed and explained in this unique dictionary. Comprehensive and well-illustrated entries cover fossil and other types of chemical fuel; hydro-electric and nuclear power; energy conservation; solar energy of every kind; wind, wave and tidal power. Every type of nuclear reactor is described, with emphasis on the energy technologies that have the greatest relevance and future promise. The first section is devoted to a careful explanation of the units used, with conversion tables; key concepts are precisely defined. The closing sections comprise tables of international energy statistics and a short bibliography. This is an excellent introduction and invaluable reference work for general readers, students and all workers in energy and energy-related fields.
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Download or read book Dictionary of Energy and Fuels written by John Clifford Jones and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2007 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-needed accurate and vital ready-reference work on energy and fuels which covers both classical and modern aspects. It comprises over 1300 definitions and brief articles to provide an extremely useful reference work on solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.
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Download or read book Handbook of Energy written by Cutler J. Cleveland and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 965 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Energy, Volume II: Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds draws together a comprehensive account of the energy field from the prestigious and award-winning authors of the Encyclopedia of Energy (2004), The Dictionary of Energy, Expanded Edition (2009), and the Handbook of Energy, Volume I (2013).Handbook of Energy, Volume II takes the wealth of information about historical aspects of energy spread across many books, journals, websites, disciplines, ideologies, and user communities and synthesizes the information in one central repository. This book meets the needs of a diverse readership working in energy, and serves as a vital method of communication among communities including colleges and universities, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, consulting firms and research institutes of energy, environmental, and public policy issues. Interdisciplinary coverage appropriate for scientists in environmental sciences, social and natural sciences, and engineering Top Ten lists, written by prominent subject experts, provide personal reflections on key issues Chronologies covering 40 different subject areas provide all the significant events in a given field from the geologic past to the present day
