Title:
Discovering energy
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
Lewes, East Sussex : Button Books, 2020.
Physical Description:
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781787080492
Abstract:
This book looks at where energy comes from, how our understanding of it has evolved, and the many different ways people have learned to harness it to make our lives easier.
Contents:
The sun's energy -- What is energy? -- Harnessing the wind -- Using the wind -- Water power -- Math and mechanics -- Thermal energy -- Steam -- Measuring energy -- Pollution -- Transforming and transferring energy -- What is electricity? -- Batteries -- Creating a network -- Electromagnetism -- Producing electricity -- Fossil fuels -- Combustion engines -- Jet engines -- Nuclear fission -- Clean and green energy -- Nuclear fusion -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Solar energy -- Photovoltaics -- Smart grids -- Exploring space.
Language:
English
