Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology
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Few today realize that electric cabs dominated Manhattan's streets in the 1890s; that Boise, Idaho, had a geothermal heating system in 1910; or that the first megawatt turbine in the world was built in 1941 by the son of publishing magnate G. P. Putnam--a feat that would not be duplicated for another forty years. Likewise, while many remember the oil embargo of the 1970s, few are aware that it led to a corresponding explosion in green-technology research...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:030681885X
ISBN13:9780306818851
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:Da Capo Press
Length:365 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 7.7" x 8.6"
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