Direct Use of the Sun's Energy
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From: samsloan on 6 Jun 2010 04:01 Direct Use of the Sun's Energy By Farrington Daniels Foreword by Sam Sloan The Earth's resources are being consumed at a rapid rate. If we do not solve this problem, we will all be extinct soon. This book discusses in layman's terms the various areas of research into converting the Sun's energy into ways the energy can be stored and put to practical use. The only inexhaustible supply of energy that we have is energy from the Sun. Green chlorophyll has the ability to convert energy from the Sun into organic compounds that we and other animals eat. This is nature's solution to the problem of capture and storage of energy. Scientists are working to develop photosynthetic processes suitable for commercial development - a complex but not insoluble problem. The author, Farrington Daniels, was a top nuclear scientist at the leadership of the Manhattan Project to develop the A-Bomb. After the conclusion of World War II, he switched over to the study of Solar Power because he recognized that nuclear power has the potential to evaporate the world. While the development of atomic power holds great promise for the future as a replacement for fossil fuels that are rapidly being depleted, the underdeveloped countries have a particularly vital and immediate interest in devising low-cost sources of energy. Farrington Daniels spent many years studying the possibilities of converting the sun's rays into mechanical and electrical power, and in this volume he covers all aspects of the subject of solar energy. Without stressing mathematical and engineering details (though including complete references to the sources of this kind of information), he describes the full range of the experimental work involving collectors of solar radiation, cooking and heating water, agricultural and industrial drying, storage of heat, solar furnaces and engines, cooling and refrigeration, photochemical conversion, and many other uses. No one is better qualified than Mr. Daniels to give an overview of the present knowledge of the field and to point to future research possibilities. There is a separate issue here not often brought up: Politicians seeking to be elected often invoke Solar Energy. This is because Solar Energy is perceived as good, whereas nuclear power is considered bad. The public is afraid of nuclear power, as indeed Farrington Daniels was. However, nuclear power has been proven to work. Solar power has yet to be harnessed. A few years ago I took a girlfriend of mine to a stockholders meeting of a technology company listed on the American Stock Exchange. At this meeting the company had on the dais a bunch of impressive looking experts. Their various experts spoke on subjects related to what this company was doing in the field of high technology development. What it boiled down to is they were working on a way to eliminate the need for electrical power. They were going to create a unit inside your home refrigerator to keep the refrigerator and other household appliances working, all without the need for an electrical cord. I listened politely as stockholders and other members of the public asked questions about this new technology they said they were developing. As we left the meeting my girlfriend was very excited. She wanted to run out and buy this stock right away. I had to explain to her that this was all baloney. The process they were describing could not be done. They were actually explaining how a nuclear power plant works. I knew what they were talking about as I had been a physics major at the University of California at Berkeley and I knew that what they were claiming that they were doing was either impossible or, if it was possibly they would be the richest men in the world not to mention the winner of multiple Nobel prizes. Almost needless to say, that company no longer exists. My girlfriend saved her money. The point is that one needs to be aware of both what is possible and what is not possible. This book will not only tell you what can be done, but what cannot be done. Farrington Daniels was born March 8, 1889 and died June 1972. He was succeeded by his son, Farrington Daniels, Jr., who was born September 29, 1918 and died November 12, 2002. Sam Sloan Bronx NY June 6, 2010 ISBN 4871877124 9784871877121 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=4871877124 http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871877124
From: Androcles on 6 Jun 2010 04:47 "samsloan" <samhsloan(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b86c49f4-9011-45dd-ab3b-f76b904d86a6(a)j8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... | Direct Use of the Sun's Energy | | By Farrington Daniels | | Foreword by Sam Sloan | | The Earth's resources are being consumed at a rapid rate. If we do not | solve this problem, we will all be extinct soon. Oh doom, doom, doom... woe, woe and thrice woe. The end is nigh, prepare to die. Let's all play chess, that seems to be the newsgroup you are really interested in.
From: Cwatters on 6 Jun 2010 06:15 "samsloan" <samhsloan(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b86c49f4-9011-45dd-ab3b-f76b904d86a6(a)j8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > Scientists are working to develop photosynthetic processes suitable > for commercial development - a complex but not insoluble problem. Does the book discuss the land or fresh water required for such technologies?
From: raylopez99 on 6 Jun 2010 06:35 On Jun 6, 11:01 am, samsloan <samhsl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > However, nuclear power has been proven to work. Solar power has yet to > be harnessed. > > A few years ago I took a girlfriend of mine to a stockholders meeting > of a technology company listed on the American Stock Exchange. At this > meeting the company had on the dais a bunch of impressive looking > experts. Their various experts spoke on subjects related to what this > company was doing in the field of high technology development. > > What it boiled down to is they were working on a way to eliminate the > need for electrical power. They were going to create a unit inside > your home refrigerator to keep the refrigerator and other household > appliances working, all without the need for an electrical cord. > I had to explain to her that this was all baloney. The process they > were describing could not be done. They were actually explaining how a > nuclear power plant works. I knew what they were talking about as I > had been a physics major at the University of California at Berkeley Right Sam. A bunch of lies: you a physics major (maybe you flunked out?), and a nuclear powered residential refrigerator--yum, yum! They do however have natural gas powered air conditioners...but a nuclear fridge is a bit too much. Baloney--you said it right. RL
From: Offramp on 6 Jun 2010 14:47
On 6 June, 09:01, samsloan <samhsl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: Direct Use of the Sun's Energy To Grow Plants By Farrington Daniels |