The Power of Light: The Epic Story of Man's Quest to Harness the Sun - Couverture rigide

Kryza, Frank

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ISBN 10 : 0071400214 ISBN 13 : 9780071400213

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003

Synopsis

An original investigation into the social and technological history of solar power From the days of Archimedes and Leonardo, the earliest efforts to harness the power of the sun have become the stuff of legend. But it was not until the industrial revolution, with its great demands for fuel, that inventors --like Prometheus carrying fire from Mt. Olympus--began to build machines capable of channeling the sun's rays into usable energy. In the Power of Light, solar energy expert Frank Kryza recounts the dramatic saga of solar invention, from its optimistic dawning in the mid-19th century to its impending triumph today. With a fervent passion for his subject, the author introduces solar pioneers such as Auguste Mouchot, whose solar-powered steam engine amazed Napoleon III, and Frank Shuman, whose solar pumping station, in 1911, became the largest and most cost-effective machine prior to the space age.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Frank Kryza has spent 20 years in the energy industry, abroad and at home. A former newspaper reporter and editor in Connecticut, he holds an undergraduate degree from Yale College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0071400214
• ISBN 13: 9780071400213
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible