Schobert, Harold H.,  1943- <br/><br/>
Energy  the basics /  [electronic resource] : 
Harold Schobert. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 209 p.) :  ill. 
 - The basics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Energy and us -- 2. Human energy and the energy balance -- 3. Water, wind and kinetic energy -- 4. Heat, steam and thermal efficiency -- 5. Electricity -- 6. Electricity from falling water -- 7. Electricity from steam -- 8. Petroleum, its products, and their engines -- 9. Nuclear energy -- 10. Biomass energy -- 11. Electricity from the wind -- 12. Energy from the sun -- 13. Energy and climate -- 14. The twelve-terawatt challenge. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781315884875 (ebook : PDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Power resources.