| Description |
7 sound discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (88 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm) |
| Series |
Modern scholar.
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| Performer |
Lectures delivered by Professor Michael B. McElroy. |
| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
14 lectures on 7 discs in container (26 cm.). |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. A short history of the Earth -- Lecture 2. What is energy? -- Lecture 3. The sun -- Lecture 4. Fossil fuels : coal and oil (part I) -- Lecture 5. Oil (part II) and natural gas -- Lecture 6. Water and wind power -- Lecture 7. The nature and history of nuclear power -- Lecture 8. Steam and the industrial revolution -- Lecture 9. Electricity -- Lecture 10. The internal combustion engine -- Lecture 11. How we use energy today -- Lecture 12. The climate challenge -- Lecture 13. Options for a low-carbon energy economy : corn, sugar cane, and other biofuels -- Lecture 14. Visions for a sustainable energy future. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive examination of energy, its history, use in the world today, and environmental consequences-- From container. |
| Subject |
Power resources -- Sound recordings.
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Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- Sound recordings.
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Renewable energy sources -- Sound recordings.
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Energy development -- Sound recordings.
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| Local Subject |
BOOKS ON COMPACT DISC.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Title |
Past, present, and future of energy |
| ISBN |
9781436189095 (set) |
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1436189098 (set) |
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9781436189101 (guide) |
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1436189101 (guide) |
| Music No. |
UC136 Recorded Books |
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