Explores the history of the world from 1650 to 1800 with emphasis on the agricultural revolution, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the American and French Revolutions, Manchu China, and Shogunate Japan.
Offers a brief biography of Winston Churchill, exploring the events, the background, the people, and the mixture of private and public concerns which contributed to his historical impact.
Text, illustrations, and diagrams provide an overview of solar power, discussing its history, technology, uses, and developments and including case studies of energy projects.
Text, illustrations, and diagrams provide an overview of nuclear power, discussing its history, how it is made, its uses, and other related topics, and including case studies of energy projects.
Text and accompanying photographs show how women in the services and the women at home played a major and essential role in the outcome of World War II.
