EYEWITNESS GUIDE:76 ENERGY 1st Edition - Cased - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0751361313 ISBN 13: 9780751361315

Publisher: DK ELT/Schools, 1998

Synopsis

Without energy there would be nothing. There would be no Sun no wind no rivers and no life at all. Energy is everywhere and energy changing from one form to another is behind everything that happens. This intriguing book discovers what energy is and the many ways we use it to improve our lives. Ancient people used energy from fire and developed tools to use energy from their muscles more efficiently. Electricity has been known for about 3 000 years but it wasn't until the steam turbine was invented in 1884 that electricity could be produced on a large scale for use in homes and factories. During the 20th Century energy has become much more easily available causing problems such as air pollution and nuclear waste. Featuring historic scientific apparatus and ground-breaking experiments and inventions Energy is an intriguing look at how energy affects our everyday lives.

About this title

Synopsis

Integrating words and pictures, this is a family reference book on energy structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there is a specially shot colour photograph of objects shown in real-life close-up detail.

About the Author

Jack has written more than 30 books on science and technology, and also acts as a science consultant on books, magazines, and television, including the BBC. His most recent book for DK was Home Lab (2016), which was shortlisted for the RNS Young People's Book Prize.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK ELT/Schools
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0751361313
• ISBN 13: 9780751361315
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64