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Thermal history — A review of human energy development
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Abstract
Since the construction of the first thermal power plant in 1875, mankind has achieved great success in the field of energy. Today, the pursuit of clean energy is also a major breakthrough. Through examples and comparisons, this paper classifies human energy by means of power generation, and expounds the evolution, history and development experience of energy. Mankind is now entering the era of nuclear energy on a large scale, which is an important node in the history of power generation. This article summarises the past, reviews the era of nuclear energy, and discusses the future development of energy. In the history of energy evolution, from steam power to clean energy, mankind has experienced constant innovation and progress. The advent of the nuclear energy era has provided mankind with more efficient and sustainable energy choices, and also led the development direction of future energy.
Keywords
Thermal, Nuclear, Power, Electricity, Wind, Plants
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computing Innovation and Applied Physics
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-317-3
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-318-0
- Published Date
- 07 March 2024
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- Theoretical and Natural Science
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-8818
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-8826
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-8818/31/20240799
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- 07 March 2024
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