Author : Donna Green
Publisher : UWA Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 32,2 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1742583229
Australia was the first country in the world to officially ban old fashioned incandescent light bulbs as a solution to climate change but was it a good idea? In fact does anything we do in Australia really make any difference?
Author : Sherry Petersik
Publisher : Artisan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1579656765
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Author : Donna Green
Publisher : UWA Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 13,14 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Climate change mitigation
ISBN : 9781742580685
Australia was the first country in the world to officially ban old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs as a solution to climate change. But was it a good idea? In fact, does anything we do really make any difference? Written by award-winning Age journalist Liz Minchin and leading climate and energy expert Dr. Donna Green, Screw Light Bulbs delivers an intriguing comparative study that challenges the steps being taken to combat climate change. Rather than lecturing, it uses examples to show how governments could deliver better-run services that would save time and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The book is a genuinely independent, straight-talking guidebook on what we need to do to get serious about the future. It is inclusive, positive, and credible, distinguishing itself from other 'climate change' books which offer either individual solutions, big picture solutions, or politics. Screw Light Bulbs does all three in a format that's accessible for a broad audience. It is an easy to read social commentary that highlights new factors in the climate change debate.
Author : Dominic Wilcox
Publisher : Random House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1473521262
Ingenious and amusing illustrated inventions from the brilliant mind of Dominic Wilcox 'I love this book. Laugh-out-loud funny. I want a salty thumb lolly now!' Harry Hill As we go about our day-to-day business, we see the same stuff every day. The bath, the fridge, the lamp post, the bicycle, the tree... so far, so humdrum. But not if you are Dominic Wilcox. Dominic sees things a little differently. For him, inside each of these everyday things are hundreds of surprising ideas waiting to be discovered. The Portable Bottom Seat, the Sick Bag Beard, Wrist Nets for the Butterfingered – Dominic's unexpected inventions, conflations and modifications promise to make your life that little bit easier, or at least more amusing. Normal will never seem quite so normal again.
Author : Highlights
Publisher : Highlights Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1684372496
This inventive new puzzle collection invites kids to play in two ways--by finding hidden objects in each Hidden Pictures® puzzle and by embellishing each scene with the 50 repositionable puffy stickers. Each puzzle is also paired with mazes, drawing, and matching activities. This unbeatable combination of Hidden Pictures® puzzles and puffy stickers offers an entertaining and satisfying first-puzzling experience for young children ages 3-6. Kids will love hunting for more than 100 objects in 20+ full-color Hidden Pictures® puzzles. Kids can also decorate each scene with the included puffy stickers by adding party hats to a birthday scene, flowers to a meadow, and more.
Author : Sal Cangeloso
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1449334725
We’re on the brink of a lighting revolution with light-emitting diodes—the tiny LEDs you’ve seen in electronic devices for years. With this practical guide, you’ll go behind the scenes to see how and why manufacturers are now designing LED devices to light everything from homes and offices to streets and warehouses. Author Sal Cangeloso shows you the working parts of a “simple” LED bulb and explains the challenges electronics companies face as they push LED lighting into the mainstream. You’ll learn how you can use LEDs now, and why solid state lighting will bring dramatic changes in the near future. Explore the drivers, phosphors, and integrated circuits in a typical LED bulb Understand the challenges in producing LED bulbs with acceptable brightness, color temperature, and power consumption Learn about non-bulb LED applications, including lamps, street lights, and signage Discover the market forces driving—and impeding—the adoption of LED lighting Compare LEDs to compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and electron-stimulated luminescence (ESL) bulbs Gaze into the future of intelligent lighting, including networked lighting systems
Author : Lewis Howard Latimer
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,71 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Electric lighting, Incandescent
ISBN :
Author : Nick Seghers
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2020-01-23
Category :
ISBN :
How to make a solar system without headache, even if you don't know anything about electricity. More people are figuring out how to make off grid solar power work for them. In this book: Off-Grid Solar Power, you will discover: Energy units you didn't even know existed Formulas you can't live without when building a solar system A comprehensive list of tools that you absolutely need How to choose wire diameters the right way Step by step guide on sizing your off-grid solar system without painful mistakes Why not every wire is suited for solar energy installations The best way to protect your installation from catching fire Discover different batteries; maintenance, price, increase lifespan, configurations, ... Discover different solar panels; tilt, cleaning, optimizing solar input, ... Discover different types ofphotovoltaics What device is at the heart of any solar power system? Inverters; different types, different sine waves, efficiency, power ratings, ... Discover the best way to monitor the state of charge of your batteries The safest way to charge your solar battery from your car alternator. A step by step guide on how to build your system People can transform their RV, van, cabin, boat or tiny homes using these off-grid solar systems. This book is written by an electrical engineer who specializes in solar power design. A licensed electrician has reviewed it. This book has been written in a way to suit beginners to understand how an off-grid solar power system works and how to build one. If you want to learn about making your off-grid solar system, then scroll up and click the add to cart button.
Author : James Angus
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 11,10 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 161243620X
Stylish designs for urban chic projects using the world’s most indispensable building material—industrial pipes. Want to add an urban chic twist to your home decor? Just head down to your local hardware store for some pipe, then do the fun projects in this book. Packed with easy-to-follow tutorials and 400 step-by-step color photos, this helpful DIY guide teaches you how to transform plumbing fixtures into all types of cool household furnishings, including: FURNITURE •Wall-Mounted Bookshelves •Rolling Side Table DECOR •Decorative Door Handles •Tabletop Book Holder LIGHTING •Industrial Candelabra •Steampunk Floor Lamp STORAGE •Jewelry Stand •Garden Tool Rack Author James Angus explains everything you need to know, from choosing the fittings and using the right tools to mastering the art of assembly and adding designer touches for a finished look.
Author : Robert Friedel
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 24,94 MB
Release : 2010-07-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0801899443
In September 1878, Thomas Alva Edison brashly—and prematurely—proclaimed his breakthrough invention of a workable electric light. That announcement was followed by many months of intense experimentation that led to the successful completion of his Pearl Street station four years later. Edison was not alone—nor was he first—in developing an incandescent light bulb, but his was the most successful of all competing inventions. Drawing from the documents in the Edison archives, Robert Friedel and Paul Israel explain how this came to be. They explore the process of invention through the Menlo Park notes, discussing the full range of experiments, including the testing of a host of materials, the development of such crucial tools as the world's best vacuum pump, and the construction of the first large-scale electrical generators and power distribution systems. The result is a fascinating story of excitement, risk, and competition. Revised and updated from the original 1986 edition, this definitive study of the most famous invention of America's most famous inventor is completely keyed to the printed and electronic versions of the Edison Papers, inviting the reader to explore further the remarkable original sources.
