Energy: Resources, Technologies, and the Environment
Christian Ngo
Like food and water, energy is a resource essential for life. Its relative abundance has made a crucial contribution to economic and technical development throughout the ages. This development accelerated dramatically during the twentieth century, thanks to the discovery of concentrated and easily exploited sources of energy. The emergence of electricity in the nineteenth century – and its development in the twentieth century – revolutionised the use of energy in many areas: domestic housing and living, distribution and processing of information, transport and so on.
However, despite considerable progress, the basic energy needs of large part of humanity remain unmet.
However, despite considerable progress, the basic energy needs of large part of humanity remain unmet.
體積:
8
年:
2011
出版商:
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
語言:
english
頁數:
144
ISBN 10:
1849191530
ISBN 13:
9781849191531
系列:
IET Renewable Energy Series
文件:
PDF, 2.15 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011