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Author:   M.E. Beggs Humpreys ,  D.W. Humphreys
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415382380

ISBN 10:   0415382386
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   03 November 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Speed of Change Part 1: New Sources of Power 1. Electric Power 2. Power from the Atom 3. The Turbine 4. The Internal Combustion Engine 5. Power from Oil Part 2: New Materials and New Processes 6. The Age of Steel 7. Synthetic Materials 8. Chemicals from Coal 9. Chemicals from Petroleum 10. The Story of Synthetic Rubber, Plastics 11. New Textiles: Man-Made Fibres 12. The Rise of the Electronics Industry 13. Towards Automaton 14. Things to Do 15. Book List 16 Some Important Events, Discoveries and Inventions

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Mary Beggs-Humphreys, D.W.Humphreys

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