Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-232) and index
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 the equivalence of energy and matter -- Renewable energy resources -- Hydrogen -- the fuel of tomorrow
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Describes the relationship between energy and matter, how science measures and characterizes energy, and how energy has shaped civilization