Energy Explained, Volume 1: Conventional Energy by Vikram Janardhan, Bob Fesmire

Energy Explained, Volume 1: Conventional Energy



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Energy Explained, Volume 1: Conventional Energy Vikram Janardhan, Bob Fesmire
Language: English
Page: 295
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1442203722, 9781442203747
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

This is NOVA narrated by Jon Stewart. As witty as it is informative, I honestly wish that I'd had these books around when I began in this industry a decade ago. --Kathleen Davis, Senior Editor, POWERGRID International

The purpose of this book can be found in the preface's title: A Call for Energy Literacy.... Vikram Janardhan and Bob Fesmire... take a weighty subject and make it an easy read. --Robert Schaefer, New York Journal of Books

Vikram Janardhan and Bob Fesmire reveal that they are 'on a mission for energy literacy' in the opening to their two-volume energy explained books, and I hope they complete that mission. What they don’t completely reveal is just how fun the journey will really be (though there are a few hints). This is NOVA narrated by Jon Stewart, Nature reinterpreted by Stephen Colbert—PBS with a Comedy Central sense of humor. As witty as it is informative, I honestly wish that I’d had these books around when I began in this industry a decade ago and didn’t know a watt from a whatchamacallit. Unfortunately, I had to deal with dry tomes more confusing than helpful. Woe is me. In the future, I’ll recommend our industry newbies to pick energy explained. Not only will they 'get it' more quickly, I think the volume of whining about how dull it all is will cease. (Powergrid International Magazine )

[The authors] method . . . is to take a weighty subject and make it an easy read. (New York Journal Of Books )

[The authors] method...is to take a weighty subject and make it an easy read..... (New York Journal Of Books )

These two volumes are an excellent introductory resource for secondary school education or perhaps college-level study as supplements in a nontechnical course where energy is a major area of study, such as in society and technology series courses. Janardhan (energy consultant) and Fesmire (writer/editor and communications manager in energy industry) write in a very readable, comparative narrative style ideal for the lay reader. They do an excellent job of conveying scientific principles and engineering applications without using esoteric formulations and detailed mathematics. The graphs and illustrations are accurate and simple for nontechnical audiences to understand. The books cover every major technical and societal issue in energy and energy conversion, from basic operation of traditional energy generation and distribution sources to current and future nontraditional technology. The authors do not avoid the many ecological, political, and economic controversies surrounding energy decisions; on the contrary, they provide commendably balanced, though somewhat simplified, presentations of the major issues and arguments. Any technical person would enjoy reading the "Fun Facts" sections in almost every chapter; they provide enlightening "gee whiz" quantitative facts and factoids from across the energy and energy conversion topics spectra. Summing Up: Recommended. (Choice ) Did you know that the US imports more oil from Canada than from any other country?  Or that Saudia Arabia ranks fourth behind Canada, Mexico and Venezuela on that list?
Energy is the world's most vital commodity, but outside of academic circles and the policy wonks in Washington, how much to we really know about it?  Our mission is to provide the average reader with a simple overview of this important subject that won't make your eyes glaze over.  It might even be fun. MORE EBOOKS:
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