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The next wave : the quest to harness the power of the oceans / by Elizabeth Rusch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Scientists in the fieldPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]Description: 72 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0544099990 (hbk.)
  • 9780544099999 (hbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The power of waves -- The mikes -- Building buoys -- Steel in the water -- Ducking the waves -- Testing, testing -- Big power from big seas -- Saved by waves? -- Wave words -- A big wave of thanks.
Summary: From an acclaimed Scientists in the Field author comes the electrifying story of the scientists and engineers who are working to transform ocean waves into electricity in hopes of generating a cleaner, more sustainable power source.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 621.3121 R951 Available 33111007917996
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Journey to the wave-battered coast of the Pacific Northwest to meet some of the engineers and scientists working to harness the punishing force of our oceans, one of the nature's powerful and renewable energy sources. With an array of amazing devices that cling to the bottom of the sea floor and surf on the crests of waves, these explorers are using a combination of science, imagination, and innovation to try to capture wave energy in the hopes of someday powering our lives in a cleaner, more sustainable way.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The power of waves -- The mikes -- Building buoys -- Steel in the water -- Ducking the waves -- Testing, testing -- Big power from big seas -- Saved by waves? -- Wave words -- A big wave of thanks.

From an acclaimed Scientists in the Field author comes the electrifying story of the scientists and engineers who are working to transform ocean waves into electricity in hopes of generating a cleaner, more sustainable power source.

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