01843cam a2200349 a 4500 0000028635 20230921135524.0 050713s2006 caumb b a001 0 eng 2005930626 0495010855 9780495010852 : $89.00 (OCoLC)70676475 (OCoLC)70676475 DLC DLC BAKER AGL YDXCP OCLCQ BTCTA OCLCG UPP TJ163.9 .H55 2006 TJ163.9 .H55 2006 Hinrichs, Roger, 1941-. Energy : its use and the environment / Roger A. Hinrichs, Merlin Kleinbach. 4th ed. Belmont, CA : Thomson, Brooks/Cole, c2006. Belmont, CA : Thomson, Brooks/Cole, c2006. xviii, 595, [53] pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- 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. Power (Mechanics) Power resources. Kleinbach, Merlin H. 151117 N 20230822095114.0 9846 9846 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-09-21 0 TJ 163.9 HIN BK00455961 2023-09-21 00:00:00 c.039383 2023-09-21 BK