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From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity by John Perlin: New
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Item specifics
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- Book Title
- From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity
- Publication Date
- 1999-01-03
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN
- 9780937948149
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0937948144
ISBN-13
9780937948149
eBay Product ID (ePID)
370570
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
From Space to Earth : the Story of Solar Electricity
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, Power Resources / General, Industries / Energy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
29.7 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
99-023830
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
621.31/244
Table Of Content
Preface * Acknowledgements * Photovoltaics: The Great Solar Hope * Photoelectric Dreams * The Dream Becomes Real * Searching for Applications * Saved by the Space Race * Bringing Solar Cells Down to Earth * The First Mass Earth Market * Captain Lomer's Saga * Working on the Railroad * Long Distance for Everyone * Father Verspieren Preaches the Solar Gospel * Electrifying the Unelectrified * Solarizing the Electrified * Better Cells, Cheaper Cells * The Silent Revolution Continues * Index * Illustration Credits
Synopsis
From Space to earth tracks the evolution of photovoltaics from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy, to its high visibility success in the space program, to its current position as an indispensable and versatile power source that is improving our daily lives.
LC Classification Number
TH1085.P47 1999
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