TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hinrichs,Roger
AU  - Kleinbach,Merlin H.
TI  - Energy: its use and the environment 
SN  - 0495010855
AV  - TJ163.9 .H55 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Thomson, Brooks/Cole
KW  - Power (Mechanics)
KW  - Power resources
N1  - 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
ER  -