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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Yasmin AliPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781529382983ISBN 10: 152938298 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 28 March 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsIn the midst of the climate crisis, I highly recommend this book. It's the perfect place to learn about a very complex industry - one that affects us all - from start to finish. Ali handles a huge and often contentious subject expertly, weaving in personal stories with big questions, making it a warm and educational read. -- Roma Agrawal, author of NUTS AND BOLTS and BUILT This is a powerful and often lyrical book about what it is like to work in the energy sector from someone who lives and breathes it on a daily basis. Fascinating and insightful in equal measure, ultimately it is a book about the humans who are quietly getting on with the job of making our world more sustainable. -- Mark Miodownik, author of LIQUID and STUFF MATTERS In the midst of the climate crisis, I highly recommend this book. It's the perfect place to learn about a very complex industry - one that affects us all - from start to finish. Ali handles a huge and often contentious subject expertly, weaving in personal stories with big questions, making it a warm and educational read. -- Roma Agrawal, author of NUTS AND BOLTS and BUILT This is a powerful and often lyrical book about what it is like to work in the energy sector from someone who lives and breathes it on a daily basis. Fascinating and insightful in equal measure, ultimately it is a book about the humans who are quietly getting on with the job of making our world more sustainable. -- Mark Miodownik, author of LIQUID and STUFF MATTERS Now even I understand how it all works. -- Henning Wehn, comedian "In the midst of the climate crisis, I highly recommend this book. It's the perfect place to learn about a very complex industry - one that affects us all - from start to finish. Ali handles a huge and often contentious subject expertly, weaving in personal stories with big questions, making it a warm and educational read. -- Roma Agrawal, author of NUTS AND BOLTS and BUILT This is a powerful and often lyrical book about what it is like to work in the energy sector from someone who lives and breathes it on a daily basis. Fascinating and insightful in equal measure, ultimately it is a book about the humans who are quietly getting on with the job of making our world more sustainable. -- Mark Miodownik, author of LIQUID and STUFF MATTERS This hugely readable energy odyssey is now part of my climate change crib sheet. It doesn't just answer the question ""How does it work?"" but also ""What are we doing to make it better?"" -- Helen Arney, science presenter and comedian A beautiful book full of hope that manages to humanise everything from horsepower to kilowatt hours. -- Anna Ploszajski, materials scientist and author of HANDMADE I learned so much from this book about this most important aspect of our lives. ""Energy literacy"", which the book actively promotes, will be a key tool to tackle climate change. -- Alom Shaha, science teacher and author of WHY DON'T THINGS FALL UP? Now even I understand how it all works. -- Henning Wehn, comedian" In the midst of the climate crisis, I highly recommend this book. It's the perfect place to learn about a very complex industry - one that affects us all - from start to finish. Ali handles a huge and often contentious subject expertly, weaving in personal stories with big questions, making it a warm and educational read. -- Roma Agrawal, author of NUTS AND BOLTS and BUILT Author InformationYasmin Ali is a chemical engineer, dedicated to developing renewable energy projects. Having worked in coal and gas fired power stations, oil and gas, district heating systems, and energy innovation, Yasmin transitioned away from fossil fuels into more sustainable energy systems over the course of her career. She has given over a hundred talks about engineering and energy, written for the BBC and Metro, featured in TV and radio programmes and completed a British Science Association Media Fellowship with the BBC's Science Unit. In recognition of her public engagement work, Yasmin has been awarded and shortlisted for multiple industry awards, including the 2020 Women's Engineering Society's top 50 female engineers in sustainability. www.engineeryasmin.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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