CONTENTS

[INTRODUCTION] 1 [DIRECT VERSUS DYNAMIC ENERGY CONVERSION] 3 [LAWS GOVERNING ENERGY CONVERSION] 8 [THERMOELECTRICITY] 12 [THERMIONIC CONVERSION] 16 [MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONVERSION] 19 [CHEMICAL BATTERIES] 22 [THE FUEL CELL: A CONTINUOUSLY FUELED BATTERY] 24 [SOLAR CELLS] 26 [NUCLEAR BATTERIES] 28 [ADVANCED CONCEPTS] 30 [SUGGESTED REFERENCES] 33 [ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS] 34

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-61794