SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Reading edition
Articles
Fuel Cells, Leonard G. Austin, Scientific American, 201: 72 (October 1959). A survey of the different types.
Nuclear Power in Outer Space, William R. Corliss, Nucleonics, 18: 58 (August 1960). A review of all nuclear space power plants.
Fuel Cells for Space Vehicles, M. G. Del Duca, Astronautics, 5: 36 (March 1960).
Fuel Cells, E. Gorin and H. L. Recht, Chemical Engineering Progress, 55: 51 (August 1959).
Thermionic Converters, Karl G. Hernqvist, Nucleonics, 17: 49 (July 1959).
The Revival of Thermoelectricity, Abram F. Joffe, Scientific American, 199: 31 (November 1958). Excellent historical and technical review.
The Photovoltaic Effect and Its Utilization, P. Rappaport, RCA Review, 20: 373 (September 1959). Recommended for advanced students.
The Prospects of MHD Power Generation, Leo Steg and George W. Sutton, Astronautics, 5: 22 (August 1960).
Conversion of Heat to Electricity by Thermionic Emission, Volney C. Wilson, Journal of Applied Physics, 30: 475 (April 1959). Recommended for advanced students.
Improved Solar Cells Planned for IMP-D, R. D. Hibben, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 83: 53 (July 26, 1965).
Thin-film Solar Cells Boost Output Ratio, P. J. Klass, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 83: 67 (November 29, 1965).
Books
Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity, Joseph Kaye and John A. Welsh, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 10016, 1960, 387 pp., $11.50. Recommended for advanced students.
Selected Papers on New Techniques for Energy Conversion, Sumner N. Levine, (Ed.), Dover Publications, Inc., New York 10014, 1961, 444 pp., $3.00. A reprinting of many classical papers on direct conversion.
Energy Conversion for Space Power, Nathan W. Snyder, (Ed.), Academic Press, Inc., New York 10003, 1961, 779 pp., $8.50. A collection of American Rocket Society papers.
Man and Energy, Alfred Rene Ubbelohde, George Braziller, New York 10016, 1955, 247 pp., $5.00 (hardback); $1.25 (paperback), from Penguin Books, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21211. A popular treatment of energy and power.
Motion Pictures
The following films are produced by Educational Services, Inc., and are available from Modern Learning Aids, A Division of Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc., 3 East 54th St., New York 22, New York.
Energy and Work, 0311, 29 minutes, $150. Mechanical Energy and Thermal Energy, 0312, 27 minutes, $120. Conservation of Energy, 0313, 27 minutes, $150. Photo-Electric Effect, 0417, 28 minutes, $220.
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