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For those who wish to delve deeper into the science, a technical appendix provides estimations for a variety of power generators.Anyone who is interested in how energy works and how it is transformed to power our lives will get a charge out of Lights On!

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In Lights On!, prolific science writer/theoretical physicist Denny explains the history of power generation and presents important facts about renewable energy... The examples provided will help readers understand complex concepts. Choice

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Newton's Legacy
2. What All the World Wants
3. The Vital Spark
4. Old King Coal
5. The Seven Sisters—Old and New
6. Water, Water, Everywhere
7. Too Cheap to Meter
8. Here Comes the Sun
Afterword
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 27/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9781421409955, 978-1421409955
      ISBN10: 142140995X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      For those who wish to delve deeper into the science, a technical appendix provides estimations for a variety of power generators.Anyone who is interested in how energy works and how it is transformed to power our lives will get a charge out of Lights On!

      Trade Review
      In Lights On!, prolific science writer/theoretical physicist Denny explains the history of power generation and presents important facts about renewable energy... The examples provided will help readers understand complex concepts. Choice

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. Newton's Legacy
      2. What All the World Wants
      3. The Vital Spark
      4. Old King Coal
      5. The Seven Sisters—Old and New
      6. Water, Water, Everywhere
      7. Too Cheap to Meter
      8. Here Comes the Sun
      Afterword
      Appendix
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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