Energy into power : the story of man and machines
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Energy into power : the story of man and machines
(Nature and science library)
Published for the American Museum of Natural History by the Natural History Press, 1967
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Summary: A history of man's search for substitutes for muscle power. Describes such sources of energy as sun, wind, water, fossil fuels, and the atom; and examines the devices which convert these into usable power: windmills, steam engines, turbines, nuclear reactors, and others