01677cam a2200289 a 4500001001100000005001700011008004100028010001500069020001500084020002800099035002000127035002000147040005800167050002300225070002300248100002900271245008200300250001200382260004900394264004900443300006000492504005100552505071600603650002201319650002101341700002501362000002863520230921135524.0050713s2006    caumb    b   a001 0 eng    a2005930626  a0495010855  a9780495010852 :c$89.00  a(OCoLC)70676475  a(OCoLC)70676475  aDLCcDLCdBAKERdAGLdYDXCPdOCLCQdBTCTAdOCLCGdUPP00aTJ163.9b.H55 20060 aTJ163.9b.H55 20061 aHinrichs, Roger,d1941-.10aEnergy :bits use and the environment /cRoger A. Hinrichs, Merlin Kleinbach.  a4th ed.  aBelmont, CA :bThomson, Brooks/Cole,cc2006.  aBelmont, CA :bThomson, Brooks/Cole,cc2006.  axviii, 595, [53] pages :billustrations, maps ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone eepletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment. 0aPower (Mechanics) 0aPower resources.1 aKleinbach, Merlin H.