{"product_id":"the-power-of-light-9780071700689","title":"The Power of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original investigation into the social and technological history of solar power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the days of Archimedes and Leonardo, the earliest efforts to harness the power of the sun have become the stuff of legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it was not until the industrial revolution, with its great demands for fuel, that inventors --like Prometheus carrying fire from Mt. Olympus--began to build machines capable of channeling the sun's rays into usable energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, solar energy expert Frank Kryza recounts the dramatic saga of solar invention, from its optimistic dawning in the mid-19th century to its impending triumph today. With a fervent passion for his subject, the author introduces solar pioneers such as Auguste Mouchot, whose solar-powered steam engine amazed Napoleon III, and Frank Shuman, whose solar pumping station, in 1911, became the largest and most cost-effective machine prior to the space age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile presenting a thorough and original investigation into this little-known chapter of science history, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Light \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a sober meditation on the revolutionary impact technology often has on society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071700689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Frank Kryza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40600728109237,"sku":"9780071700689","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3f8128f4-54df-4f54-a5c0-2c9db6354d01.jpg?v=1627358525","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-power-of-light-9780071700689","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}