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 |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011], c2010.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
The History of Science.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- 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)