Man and Energy

Aeolipile ancient animate power animate prime movers applied atomic bomb atomic nuclei available energy Britain British Electricity Authority calculations carbon century Chapter chemical energy Clausius coal control of energy Descartes described developed digging stick discussed driving power earth electric power electrical energy electromagnetic radiations energy liberated energy reserves energy slaves energy stored entropy estimated example forms of energy fuel Greek harnessing head of population Heat Death heat energy heat-engine horse-power horses human illustration important inanimate energy inanimate matter increase irreversibility joules kilowatt kinetic labour law of entropy-trend Law of Thermodynamics limit laws living organisms machines man's mass measure mechanical energy metrical million modern molecular molecules motion nature nuclear energy observable potential energy power stations present probabilities problems production pumping quantity radiation equilibrium Rudolf Clausius Second Law solar energy spontaneous steam engine technological Tektopia temperature tion transformations trend uranium various Vitruvius water power waves