ABSTRACT
ELECTRIC POWER, p. 6 Michael Faraday Power Stations Hydro-Electric Power POWER FROM THE ATOM, p. 9 The Growing Use of Electric Power THE TURBINE, p. 12 Parsons and the Steam Turbine Whittle and the Gas Turbine THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, p. 15 The Petrol Engine The Diesel Engine POWER FROM OIL, p. 18 How we get our Oil At the Refinery Changes brought about by the new sources of Power
PART II. NEW MATERIALS AND NEW PROCESSES, THE AGE OF STEEL, p. 23 The Bessemer Process The Open Hearth Process Electric Furnace Processes Finishing Processes Tin Plate Steel Alloys Aluminium SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, p. 29 CHEMICALS FROM COAL, p. 30 CHEMICALS FROM PETROLEUM, p. 31 Polymers THE STORY OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER, p. 33 PLASTICS, p. 35 Bakelite Polythene Polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene Plastics in Everyday Life
