Encyclopedia of Energy - 9781587658495

Encyclopedia of EnergyAuthor(s): Morria A. Pierce\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Salem Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Salem Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781587658495, 978-1587658495\nSynopsis\nThis academic, multi-author reference work serves as a general and non-technical resource for students and teachers to understand the importance of energy; to appreciate the influence of energy on societies around the world; to learn the history of energy; and to initiate educational discussion brought forth by the specific social and topical articles presented in the work. \n\nSCOPE AND COVERAGE \nFrom Alaska to China to Brazil and around the world, energy is the fuel of modern civilization. The United States alone, which constitutes 5 percent of the world's population, consumes 24 percent of the world's energy. Tracing the routes and roots of energy through history, especially since the Industrial Revolution, and explaining the current levels of energy use and production across the globe, this fou.