Sources, forms, uses, and conservation of energy are explained in simple text and matching art.

A "meticulously researched" (The New York Times Book Review) examination of energy transitions over time and an exploration of the current challenges presented by global warming, a surging world population, and renewable energy—from Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes.
People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined,...

This sequel to The Prize provides a narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change. The author, an energy authority continues the riveting story begun in the book, The Prize, in this account of the quest for the energy the world needs, and the power and riches that come with it. He proves that energy is truly the engine of global political and economic change, as well as central to the battle over climate change....

Dash, Carly, Gabriel, and Piper visit a planet made up of molten lava and run entirely by robots where they must find the second element of the Source that will save the Earth.

Describes how energy is obtained from a variety of sources, covering the sun, wind power, and energy from garbage, and includes how to make a home energy-efficient.

Discusses the need for energy worldwide, what is being done to conserve it, and suggestions for alternate sources.

Surveys twelve historical and modern breakthroughs in transportation technology, beginning with the invention of the steam engine and ending with hybrid engines and hydrogen fuel cells.

This informative volume comes at an important time, as countries look seriously toward alternative forms of energy and the problems that will result if they do not. This book focuses on Earth energy resources, such as renewable power from water, ocean energy, solar energy, wind energy, and biofuels, as well as non-renewable sources.

Offers an overview of energy use around the world, discussing the different sources of energy, government regulations, energy concerns, conservation and efficiency, alternative energy sources, and other related topics.