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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: What Is Energy
Explains what energy is, the forms it takes and how it is stored, and what humans use it for. Has links in the text to more information about key vocabulary words and to short biographies of significant people who have contributed to our...
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Save Energy
Looks at four different ways people can save energy - through energy efficiency, recycling, planting trees, and protecting wildlife.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Natural Gas
Learn how natural gas forms, how scientists find it beneath the Earth's surface, and how it is produced, stored, and transported.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Uranium (Nuclear)
Nuclear energy is energy in the nucleus of an atom. Atoms are tiny particles that make up every object in the universe. There is enormous energy in the bonds that hold atoms together. Nuclear energy can be used to make electricity. But...
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Electricity
Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which...
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Anders Celsius
A profile of Anders Celsius, who invented the Celsius thermometer.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Marie Curie
A profile of Marie Curie (1867-1934), who was best known for her work in radioactivity, along with her husband, Pierre Curie.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Lee De Forest
A profile of Lee de Forest who lived from 1873 to 1961. He was one of the most important inventors of radio and electronic technology, whose inventions touch everyday life.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Rudolf Diesel (1858 1913)
A profile of Rudolf Diesel, who invented the diesel engine.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Albert Einstein (1879 1955)
A profile of Albert Einstein with descriptions of some of his inventions and theories.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Gertrude Elion (1918 1999)
A profile of Gertrude Belle Elion, an American biochemist and pharmacologist and a Nobel Prize winner. She struggled to find her place in the male-dominated scientific world, and went on to become the first woman to be inducted into the...
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Michael Faraday (1791 1867)
A profile of Michael Faraday, a British scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction, which made it possible to develop the technology for generating electricity. He produced many other inventions, some of which are described here.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Seven Energy Principles
Outlines the seven main principles of energy.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy and Wildlife
Outlines some major threats to wildlife from human activities, and discusses the responsibility a power company has to protect wildlife.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy and Trees
An interesting discussion of energy forestry, where a fast-growing species of tree or woody shrub is grown specifically to provide biomass or biofuel for heating or power generation. Explains some benefits and problems with this industry.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines
A collection of timelines showing the history of developments in the use of different fuels and methods of getting energy - wood, electricity, coal, oil, nuclear power, and fuels used in transportation.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Facts
A collection of facts about energy use broken down into various topic areas, e.g., health impact of fossil fuels, transportation, energy consumption, alternative energies, etc.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Thomas Alva Edison
A profile of Thomas Alva Edison, who lived from 1847 to 1931, an American who made many important inventions, such as the electric light bulb. A timeline of his inventions is provided here.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Johannes Georg Bednorz
A profile of Johannes Georg Bednorz, who worked with Alexander Muller to make breakthroughs in the field of superconductivity.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Solar Energy
Explains what solar energy is, how it differs from photovoltaic energy, and how it is harnessed to produce electric power for humans.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy History
A brief summary of humans' relationship with energy from prehistory on.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids and Energy: Evolution of Energy Sources
Describes how the sources of energy used by humans have evolved over the centuries.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Significant Events in Energy
A brief outline of major events in energy over the centuries.
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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Oil (Petroleum)
A brief description of how oil is formed and where it comes from.