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Chronology of energy in the United States / Russell O. Wright.
- Title
- Chronology of energy in the United States / Russell O. Wright.
- Author
- Wright, Russell O.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | HD9502.U52 W75 2003 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 120 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The United States is in the unusual position of being both the world's top energy consumer and its top producer. Energy is integral to the quality of life and presents some of today's most pressing issues." "This chronology begins with Benjamin Franklin's kite flying experiment in 1752 and ends with 2002 and a discussion of the development of new types of vehicles and the fuel systems used to power them, electricity deregulation in California, and the possible hydrogen economy of the future. Other topics include the sun's role in the creation of various types of energy, the burning of wood for energy, the development and invention of the steam engine by James Watt, the use of the hydrocarbons coal and oil, key alternatives to oil, the use of water to produce hydroelectric and other forms of energy, atomic and nuclear energy, and the solutions that have been proposed to make the country self-sufficient."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- ISBN
- 0786416424 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2003009255
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries