Energy, the fuel of life

by Encyclopædia Britannica

This is a unique guide to understanding energy. Contents The Earth and Today's Energy Crisis, 1. The Energy of Life--Sun Into Fossil Fuel, 2. The Big Bang--From Anaxagoras to the 20th Century, 3, There Should Be No Night--Energy in an Expanding Universe, 4. The Sun--The Source of All Energy, 5. The Invisible Universe--The Energy of the Atom, , 6. Spaceship Earth--Its Magnetic and Gravitational Energy, 7.Fossil Fuels--Their Use in Engines, 8. Electricity--Its Behavior as Power, 9. The First Atomic Explosion--A Benchmark of HIstory, 10. Atomic Fusion--Energy from a "Doughnut." 11.The Earth As An Engine--Wind, Water Sun, 12. Geothermal Energy --Power from the Nether World, The Politic of Energy, Bibliography, Index.

281 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979