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Author Hamilton, Tyler J.

Title Mad like Tesla : underdog inventors and their relentless pursuit of clean energy / Tyler Hamilton.

Imprint Toronto : ECW Press, c2011.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  333.794 H18m 2011    ---  Available
Description 251 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Form Issued also in electronic formats.
Contents Introduction: Cheering the lone runner -- More bang for the buck?: A quicker path to nuclear fusion -- Out of this world: beaming solar power from space -- A new spin on energy: turning waste heat into tornado power -- Copying nature's playbook: capturing efficiency through biomimicry -- Not your average pond scum: making fuel refineries out of algae -- Secrecy in Cedar Park: raising the bar on energy storage -- Searching for miracles: changing the world with an open mind -- Conclusion: Reasons to hope.
Subject Renewable energy sources -- Popular works.
Energy development -- Popular works.
Inventors.
ISBN 9781770410084 (pbk.)
1770410082 (pbk.)

 
    
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