{"product_id":"the-power-of-light-paperback","title":"The Power of Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Kryza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original investigation into the social and technological history of solar power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the days of Archimedes and Leonardo, the earliest efforts to harness the power of the sun have become the stuff of legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it was not until the industrial revolution, with its great demands for fuel, that inventors --like Prometheus carrying fire from Mt. Olympus--began to build machines capable of channeling the sun's rays into usable energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, solar energy expert Frank Kryza recounts the dramatic saga of solar invention, from its optimistic dawning in the mid-19th century to its impending triumph today. With a fervent passion for his subject, the author introduces solar pioneers such as Auguste Mouchot, whose solar-powered steam engine amazed Napoleon III, and Frank Shuman, whose solar pumping station, in 1911, became the largest and most cost-effective machine prior to the space age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile presenting a thorough and original investigation into this little-known chapter of science history, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Light \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a sober meditation on the revolutionary impact technology often has on society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753639084320,"sku":"9780071700689","price":33.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5beab86512420b0b16b793bf7f41bf10.webp?v=1780024568","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-power-of-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}