Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy /
Due to population, technology, and other factors, the emerging global generation is the most power-hungry that has ever lived. This program reveals how energy is harnessed today from wind, the sun, and the heart of the atom, and how these sources might be further utilized in years to come. Viewers l...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011], c2010.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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The History of Science.
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| Summary: |
Due to population, technology, and other factors, the emerging global generation is the most power-hungry that has ever lived. This program reveals how energy is harnessed today from wind, the sun, and the heart of the atom, and how these sources might be further utilized in years to come. Viewers learn how, in past centuries, the drive for new sources of power was linked to profit, with ideas and inventions creating fortunes and shaping the course of history. The film also shows how an awareness of the basic nature of energy has historically lagged behind our knowledge of what it can do. |
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Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 06, 2011. Introduction to Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy (1:44) -- Mathematically Grounded Science (8:02) -- The Steam Engine's Transforming Power (7:52) -- Richard Trevithick's Moving Steam Engine (3:27) -- Thermodynamics Laws (4:36) -- Electricity: the Same Everywhere? (4:18) -- Impacts of Steam Power and Electromagnetism (6:18) -- Secrets of the Heart of the Universe Revealed (5:33) -- Electricity Becomes a Commodity (6:10) -- Conclusion to Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy (1:12) -- Credits: Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy (0:30) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Due to population, technology, and other factors, the emerging global generation is the most power-hungry that has ever lived. This program reveals how energy is harnessed today from wind, the sun, and the heart of the atom, and how these sources might be further utilized in years to come. Viewers learn how, in past centuries, the drive for new sources of power was linked to profit, with ideas and inventions creating fortunes and shaping the course of history. The film also shows how an awareness of the basic nature of energy has historically lagged behind our knowledge of what it can do. 6 to 12. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. |
| Audience: |
6 to 12. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |