Vol 3 No 2 Suppl. 1 (2019)

Issue Description

With this Special Issue "History of Energy Technologies and Lessons for the Future" edited by Seth C. Rasmussen, Substantia contributes to the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the periodic table.

Cover image: Darkfield, Polarized Light micrograph (magnification 200x) from Pleurosigma (marine diatoms), by Michael J. Stringer, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Courtesy of Nikon Small World (1st Place, 2008 Photomicrography Competition, https://www.nikonsmallworld.com).

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Table of Contents

Preface

Editorial

Sustainability and Energy Knowledge of the Past is Critical for our Future
Seth Rasmussen
9 - 11
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-691

Special Issue Article

Watt’s in a name? Units of power and energy
Carmen Giunta
13 - 26
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-403
Taking the Earth's Temperature: 200 years of research has established why the Earth is as warm as it is and how burning fossil fuels is making it warmer
Rudy Michael Baum
27 - 42
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-264
From Aqua Vitae to E85: The History of Ethanol as Fuel
Seth C Rasmussen
43 - 55
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-270
Biodiesel: History of an innovation to keep the world moving
Narayanaganesh Balasubramanian, Katherine F Steward
57 - 71
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-281
Energy on demand: A brief history of the development of the battery
Christopher L Heth
77 - 86
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-280
Fuel Cells: A Challenging History
Harold Duane Wallace
83 - 97
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-277
How the West was Won? A History of Organic Photovoltaics
Paul C Dastoor, Warwick J Belcher
99 - 110
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-612
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