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Energy of Matter, Revised Edition
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  • Authored by: Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.
  • From the Series: States of Matter
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  • ISBN-10: 143819580X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-4381-9580-3
  • Status: In Stock
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  • Imprint: Facts On File
  • Published: 04/01/2020
  • Dewey Number: 531
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 258

Summary

Energy of Matter, Revised Edition presents the most important intellectual achievements and technical developments that led people to use matter's energy content more efficiently. Supported by full-color illustrations, this updated reference describes the transformation of matter into energy and vice versa. This reference emphasizes the historical context in which major energy development milestones occurred.

Energy of Matter, Revised Edition has been designed to help any student or teacher with an interest in the energy mysteries of matter, the relationship between matter and energy, how scientists measure and characterize energy, and how the knowledge and use of energy shaped the course of human civilization.

Chapters include:

  • Understanding Energy
  • The Big Bang—Source of All Energy and Matter
  • The Energy of Motion
  • Discovering the Nature of Heat
  • Thermodynamics
  • Harvesting Energy Locked in Fossil Fuels
  • Manipulating Matter's Electromagnetic Properties
  • Discovering Equivalence of Energy and Matter
  • Renewable Energy Resources
  • Hydrogen—The Fuel of Tomorrow.

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About the Author(s)

Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., Ph.D., a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force, is currently a technical writer and a consulting futurist. Over the past 40 years, he has served as an adjunct professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, Rollins College, and Valencia College, specializing in space technology, nuclear technology, and astronomy.

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