This book had its nucleus in some lectures given by one of us (J. O'M. B. ) in a course on electrochemistry to students of energy conversion at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there that he met a number of people trained in chemistry, physics, biology, metallurgy, and materials science, all of whom wanted to know something about electrochemistry. The concept of writing a book about electrochemistry which could be understood by people with very varied backgrounds was thereby engendered. The lectures were recorded and written up by Dr. Klaus Muller as a 293-page manuscript. At a later stage, A. K. N. R. joined the effort; it was decided to make a fresh start and to write a much more comprehensive text. Of methods for direct energy conversion, the electrochemical one is the most advanced and seems the most likely to become of considerable practical importance. Thus, conversion to electrochemically powered trans portation systems appears to be an important step by means of which the difficulties of air pollution and the effects of an increasing concentration in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide may be met. Corrosion is recognized as having an electrochemical basis. The synthesis of nylon now contains an important electrochemical stage. Some central biological mechanisms have been shown to take place by means of electrochemical reactions. A number of American organizations have recently recommended greatly increased activity in training and research in electrochemistry at universities in the United States.

Modern Electrochemistry: An Introduction to an Interdisciplinary Area, Vol. 1

Science & Math

John O'M. Bockris

Chemistry

Springer

The present volume contains five chapters covering areas of contemporary interest in the fields of electrolyte solutions, the state of solvent molecules at electrode surfaces, charged colloid interfaces, surface chemistry of oxide electrodes and electro chemistry, and bioelectrochemistry of charge transfer complexes. The first chapter, by Barthel, Wachter, and Gores, covers the topic of conductance of nonaqueous pro tic and aprotic electro lyte solutions. This field is not only of intrinsic interest in itself, illustrating the important departures of ion-transport behavior in organic solvents from that, more well known, in water, but the information and extensive new data presented in this chapter will be of interest to those working with nonaqueous alkali-metal batteries where the conductivity and ion-association behavior of electrolytes in various solvents other than water is of great importance. The second chapter is devoted to a very fundamental and ubiquitous aspect of electrochemistry of electrodes: the state of solvent molecules, adsorbed and oriented, at their surfaces. The role of solvent adsorption and orientation in double-layer proper ties, it will be recalled, remained poorly understood until the early 1960s. This chapter, by Trasatti, gives a thorough account of the present state of knowledge of solvent orientation at electrode interfaces and of the unsuspected (until recent years) role it plays in properties of the double layer and in determining the potential profile at charged metal surfaces in solution.

Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry, No. 13

Plenum Publishing Corporation

The Three Mile Island accident, the periodic occurrence of long gas lines until sufficient price increases are achieved, our dependence on foreign powers for a large fraction of our energy supply, and continual controversy in our government and concerned public groups all point to the real pre sence of an energy crisis. Even the government has finally publicly acknow ledged the fact that our present fuel sources will run out soon enough to be of concern to us now. This knowledge should raise many questions in the minds of our citizens. When will our sources run out, or at least become too expensive to afford? What could replace them, and which alternatives are best? When we hear about these matters in the news media, we get many contradictory opinions, mainly concerning coal and nuclear energy. Most of us realize that the reintroduction of coal on a massive scale would give rise to considerable pollution difficulties. Many people are also waking to an awareness of the dangers of nuclear reactors. When we turn to scientists for answers, we find that each one seems to advise us that a single path to new energy sources is the best-of course, each scientist tends to advise his own path.

How to Obtain Abundant Clean Energy

Engineering & Transportation

Linda Baine McGown

Engineering

Modern Electrochemistry

Modern Electrochemistry 1, 2A, and 2B.

Integrating both theoretical and applied aspects of electrochemistry, this acclaimed monograph series presents a review of the latest advances in the field. The current volume includes chapters on the mechanism of nerve excitation from an electrochemical standpoint, the electronic factor in the kinetics of charge-transfer reaction, and five other subjects.

Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry: No. 6

Butterworth

Science has become the mainstay of our search for truth. We look to Science to validate everything. It’s worthwhile, then, asking ourselves: Where is that attitude taking us? When we look around, we see experts of our lives which prompt questions. We are going to be feeling the exhaustion phase of oil and natural gas within the lifetime of most of us now alive. However, because we have not seen far enough ahead and built substitute machinery to draw energy from the renewable resources, we shall go on burning fossil fuels, even coal, - to the end. This brings up the question of the CO2 and how it is driving temperature of the atmosphere and it seems now that we may be threatened not merely with temperatures which make life uncomfortable and eventually impossible: but by SUDDEN climate changes when the icecaps on both poles, and on Greenland, and Iceland melt and the world sea level rises more than 20 feet. These predictions stimulate us to take a look into some of the problems of the moment and ask ourselves to what extent present Science as a general source of truth is always satisfactory. For example, one of the most solid facts of Science is that masses attract each other, - gravity, - but after 400 years of pondering why, we still have no idea. Likewise, the rule that like charges repel and unlike charges attract, the basis of much in Physics and Chemistry is without a convincing theoretical basis. To shine a light on Physics, - the heart of Science, - as it is in the early part or the third Millennium, - is the task of Chapter 3 of this book. Darwin’s theory of evolution, Einstein’s contributions to the Theory of Relativity, the Quantum Theory, and present ideas on a) the origin of the universe, and b) of life, are all shaking and are thought to need change by frontier thinking scientists. Then comes the question of those phenomena, - some of them are very familiar to us, - which scientists, however, deny. Of course, I mean ESP (telepathy and precognition), but also observables like ghosts and hauntings. It turns out that some brave scientists, strong enough to withstand ridicule - from their colleagues, have investigated these matters pretty thoroughly. Sometimes people who have just died turn up again and communicate with their loved ones. Many strange experiences occur near death and in the last 25 years psychiatrists, heart surgeons, and others have learned much from what their revived patients tell them. Is what is related to us glimpses of an After Life? At first when these tales became accounts and were clarified, it seemed that the news was always good: Thus, in the 1970's and 80's, Bliss and Love, were to be met by us when we died. But, more recently, it was realized that people remember the good things but try to forget the bad, there seems to be another side to death with can be terrifying as well as the blissful side which had been so often described. At least 15 percent of the experiences are terrifying. There follows in consequence the investigation of the Great Question, do our personalities, - and memories, - survive death and the decay of the body? This is a question which has been worked upon scientifically for about a century and the data of course are mixed but some authors, in particular UK’s Alan Gould and a US’s Ian Stevenson and Steve Braude have individually brought out books which are remarkable in their detail and come quite firmly, - after fighting a number of battles on the way, - to a positive conclusion: Some personalities do survive death and some seem to live again on the earth. But these collections of evidence for survival bring up a great many Problems. Our bodies begin to decay soon after the heart stops and our brain dies. If there is to be something which survives, which takes with it memories of our experiences, - then we have to ask: What is it? Over the centuries we have talked about this problem from a religious viewpoint and of

The New Paradigm

D&M Enterprises

Dr. Bockris landmark book attacks the current paradigm from all angles, and reviews well-documented phenomena which are difficult or impossible to explain with current scientific thought. As the title suggests, Bockris proposes a new paradigm which does not serve science as we now know it, but rather encompasses the known and unknown around us to give us a better understanding of the true nature of reality.

The New Paradigm: A Confrontation Between Physics and the Paranormal Phenomena

New Energy Foundation

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Modern Electrochemistry: An Introduction to an Interdisciplinary Area, Vol. 1

Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry, No. 13

How to Obtain Abundant Clean Energy

Modern Electrochemistry

Modern Electrochemistry

Modern Electrochemistry 1, 2A, and 2B.

Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry: No. 6

The New Paradigm

The New Paradigm: A Confrontation Between Physics and the Paranormal Phenomena