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Solar revolution : the economic transformation of the global energy industry / by Bradford, Travis.(CARDINAL)478734;
Includes bibliographical references (page 221) and index.
Subjects: Power resources.; Solar energy industries.; Solar energy; Solar energy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Grand Central [videorecording] / by Epstein, Michael.ausprd; Morton, Joe,1947-nrt(CARDINAL)295710; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Viewfinder Productions.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259; WGBH Educational Foundation.(CARDINAL)132712;
Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Kris Liem ; music, Joel Goodman ; visual effects director, Tim D'Amico.Narrated by Joe Morton.On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. The new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan. By 1947, over sixty-five million people, the equivalent of forty percent of the population of the United States, had traveled through the station.Not rated.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.); Eclecticism in architecture; Local transit;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sneakiest uses for everyday things : how to make a boomerang with a business card, convert a pencil into a microphone, make animated origami, turn a TV tray into a giant robot, and create alternative energy science projects / by Tymony, Cy.(CARDINAL)520259;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-170).A do-it-yourself handbook explains how to transform simple, everyday items and objects into a variety of unusual survival, security, self-defense, or even silly applications.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Handbooks and manuals.; Technology; Inventions; Household appliances; Science projects.; Amusements.; Recreation.; Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.; Household appliances, Electric; Electric apparatus and appliances;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Practical electrical wiring : residential, farm, commercial, and industrial / by Hartwell, Frederic P.,author.(CARDINAL)652241; Richter, H. P.(Herbert P.),1900-1978,author.(CARDINAL)714513; Summers, Wilford I.,writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)144611;
Includes bibliographical references (page 670) and index.NEC, product standards, and inspection -- Numbers, measurements, and electricity -- AC and DC; Power factor; transformers -- Basic electrical power utilization systems -- Basic devices and equipment -- Overcurrent devices -- Selecting conductors -- Making wire connections and splices -- Grounding for safety -- Outlet and switch boxes -- Wiring methods -- Planning residential installations -- Residential electrical distribution -- Residential lighting -- Residential and farm motors -- Installing service entrances and grounds -- Installing specific devices -- Finishing : installation of switches, receptacles, and luminaires -- Limiting-energy wiring -- Wiring for multiple circuits and specialized loads -- Modernizing old work -- Farm wiring -- On-site engine power generation and supply of premises wiring -- Manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and parks -- Wiring apartment buildings -- Sizing conductors for all load conditions -- Nonresidential wiring methods and materials -- Planning nonresidential installations -- Nonresidential lighting -- Industrial and commercial motor applications -- Wiring specific locations and occupancies."Comprehensive and detailed, this reference presents the critical revisions in technical topics driven by emerging technology and building-code changes. Starting with a basic overview of the National Electrical Code and its enforcement, this handbook reviews the theory and practice of installing electrical wiring. The guidelines provide an essential context for understanding the major industry segments--residential, farm, commercial, and industrial--and the techniques that help to prevent or solve all wiring problems. A wealth of tips and handy tricks offered in a professional, down-to-earth style make this a favorite on-the-job resource. Professional practitioners, students and apprentices, and those seeking more information on performing electrical workat home will find everything they need to know about the wiring trade in this handy volume"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Electric wiring, Interior.; Electric wiring, Outdoor.; Electric wiring;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Affordable bathroom upgrades : transform your bathroom on a small budget / by Cory, Steve.; Slavik, Diane.(CARDINAL)658951; Creative Homeowner Press.(CARDINAL)524710;
Upgrade possibilities -- Faucets, sinks and toilets -- Storage and racks -- Tub and shower upgrades -- Walls, ceilings, and windows -- Electrical upgrades -- Flooring -- Wiring and plumbing methods."Provides alternatives to a costly full-scale renovation by offering inexpensive design ideas and easy step-by-step projects that can help you achieve the bathroom of your dreams, even on a limited budget. You can then decide to make a number of the improvements all at once or space them out to accommodate your time and checkbook" -- P. [4] of cover.Affordable Bathroom Upgrades provides inexpensive design ideas and easy how-to projects that make a large impact on the look and the functionality of a bathroom.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Bathrooms;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 14
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The invisible rainbow : a history of electricity and life / by Firstenberg, Arthur,author.(CARDINAL)840006;
Part I. From the beginning -- Captured in a bottle -- The deaf to hear, and the lame to walk -- Electrical sensitivity -- The road not taken -- Chronic electrical illness -- The behavior of plants -- Acute electrical illness -- Mystery on the Isle of Wight -- Earth's electrical illness -- Porphyrins and the basis of life -- Part II. ...To the present -- Irritable heart -- The transformation of diabetes -- Cancer and the starvation of life -- Suspended animation -- You mean you can hear electricity? -- Bees, birds, trees, and humans -- In the land of the blind."Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is 'safe' for humanity and the planet. Scientist and journalist Arthur Firstenberg disrupts this conviction by telling the story of electricity in a way it has never been told before--from an environmental point of view--by detailing the effects that this fundamental societal building block has had on our health and our planet. In The Invisible Rainbow, Firstenberg traces the history of electricity from the early eighteenth century to the present, making a compelling case that many environmental problems, as well as the major diseases of industrialized civilization--heart disease, diabetes, and cancer--are related to electrical pollution"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-551) and index.
Subjects: Electromagnetism; Electromagnetism; Electricity; Electricity;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Discovering energy / by Altarriba, Eduard,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356116; Sanz, Veronica(Professor of physics),author.; Hirn, Johannes,author.(CARDINAL)840515;
This book looks at where energy comes from, how our understanding of it has evolved, and the many different ways people have learned to harness it to make our lives easier.The sun's energy -- What is energy? -- Harnessing the wind -- Using the wind -- Water power -- Math and mechanics -- Thermal energy -- Steam -- Measuring energy -- Pollution -- Transforming and transferring energy -- What is electricity? -- Batteries -- Creating a network -- Electromagnetism -- Producing electricity -- Fossil fuels -- Combustion engines -- Jet engines -- Nuclear fission -- Clean and green energy -- Nuclear fusion -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Solar energy -- Photovoltaics -- Smart grids -- Exploring space.
Subjects: Energy industries; Geothermal resources; Solar energy; Wind power; Power (Mechanics); Nuclear energy;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Wiring : basic and advanced projects / by Creative Homeowner Press.(CARDINAL)524710;
Subjects: Dwellings; Electric wiring, Interior.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Barron's ASVAB : Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery / by Duran, Terry L.(CARDINAL)482594;
Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. All about the ASVAB -- What is it? -- 2. Test-taking techniques -- Tips and techniques for answering multiple-choice questions -- On the day of the test -- Paper vs. computer-assisted test -- Identify areas to improve -- 3. Diagnostic test -- General science -- Arithmetic reasoning -- Work knowledge -- Paragraph comprehension -- Mathematics knowledge -- Electronics information -- Automotive & shop information -- Mechanical comprehension -- Assembling objects -- Answers and answers explained -- Improve your results -- 4. General science review -- Before you begin -- Life science -- Earth science -- Chemistry -- Physics -- 5. Mathematics review -- Tips for studying -- Laws and operations -- Fractions -- Using arithmetic operations with fractions -- Decimals -- Percentages -- Square roots -- Algebra -- Geometry -- 6. Word knowledge and paragraph comprehension review -- How to build your vocabulary -- Study the parts of a word -- A basic 1,200(+)- word vocabulary -- Paragraph comprehension -- 7. Electronics information review -- Basic atomic structure -- Electric energy -- Magnetism and electricity -- Electric current -- Conductors -- Insulators -- Semiconductors (I) -- Power -- Resistance -- Conductance -- Ohm's law -- Circuits -- Inductance -- Alternating current -- Transformers -- Inductive reactance -- Capacitors -- Capacitive reactance -- Resonance -- Changing alternating current to direct current -- Power supply rectifiers -- Filters -- Vacuum tubes -- Semiconductors (II) -- The silicon-controlled rectifier -- Transistors -- Integrated circuits -- Batteries -- Electric motors -- Electric meters -- Solder and soldering -- Amplitude-modulated receivers -- Frequency-modulated receivers -- FM stereo -- Other FM users -- Stereo equipment -- Digital radio -- Transducers -- Television -- Color television -- High-definition television -- 8. Automotive information review -- The engine -- Engine ignition -- Controlling engine emissions -- Axles and wheels -- The braking system -- Shafts and universal joints -- The drive system -- Manual transmissions -- Planetary gears -- Automatic transmissions -- Front-wheel drive -- The rear axle (rear-wheel drive) -- Four-wheel and six-wheel drive -- Lights -- 9. Shop information review -- Tools -- Materials -- Design and layout -- 10. Mechanical comprehension review -- Force -- Kinds of force -- Action and reaction -- Balanced forces -- Components of a force -- The inclined plane -- Simple machines -- The pulley principle -- The work principle -- Levers -- Hydraulic jack -- Loading ramp -- Vise -- Machines that spin -- Power -- 11. Assembling objects -- Overview -- Jigsaw puzzle-piece assembly problems -- Line-connector assembly problems -- Test yourself -- 12. Practice exam one -- General science -- Arithmetic reasoning -- Work knowledge -- Paragraph comprehension -- Mathematics knowledge -- Electronics information -- Automotive & shop information -- Mechanical comprehension -- Assembling objects -- Answers and answers explained -- 13. Practice exam two -- General science -- Arithmetic reasoning -- Work knowledge -- Paragraph comprehension -- Mathematics knowledge -- Electronics information -- Automotive & shop information -- Mechanical comprehension -- Assembling objects -- Answers and answers explained -- 14. Practice exam three -- General science -- Arithmetic reasoning -- Work knowledge -- Paragraph comprehension -- Mathematics knowledge -- Electronics information -- Automotive & shop information -- Mechanical comprehension -- Assembling objects -- Answers and answers explained -- 15. Analyzing your test scores and job opportunities -- Chart your progress -- Study guide -- Analyzing your job opportunities -- Military occupations.
Subjects: Study guides.; Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 17
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Dies the fire / by Stirling, S. M.(CARDINAL)349332;
When a strange electrical storm over the island of Nantucket suddenly causes all electronic devices to cease to function, the world is faced with an unimaginable transformation.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Regression (Civilization); Electric power failures; Community life; Farm life; Science fiction.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 13
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