Can we have unlimited power? /

Due to population, technology, and other factors, the emerging global generation is the most power-hungry that has ever lived. This program reveals how energy is harnessed today from wind, the sun, and the heart of the atom, and how these sources might be further utilized in years to come. Viewers l...

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Other Authors:	Benedict, Jay (Narrator), Cook, Nicola (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2010.
Series:	History of science ; Episode 4 VAST: academic video online
Subjects:	Energy consumption. Energy development. Natural resources > Management. Power resources > Environmental aspects. Énergie > Développement. Ressources naturelles > Gestion. Ressources énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement. Energy consumption Energy development Natural resources > Management Power resources > Environmental aspects Alexander Street Video. documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Due to population, technology, and other factors, the emerging global generation is the most power-hungry that has ever lived. This program reveals how energy is harnessed today from wind, the sun, and the heart of the atom, and how these sources might be further utilized in years to come. Viewers learn how, in past centuries, the drive for new sources of power was linked to profit, with ideas and inventions creating fortunes and shaping the course of history. The film also shows how an awareness of the basic nature of energy has historically lagged behind our knowledge of what it can do.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed July 3, 2014).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (50 min.).
Playing Time:	00:50:02