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A [[Watt]] is a unit of measurement of [[energy]]. | A [[Watt]] is a unit of measurement of [[energy]]. | ||
* It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]]. | * It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]]. | ||
| + | * A [[Kilowatt]] is an exponential value of a watt. | ||
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
A Watt is a unit of power equivalent to one [[Joule]] per second and is used to quantify the rate of [[energy]] transfer. | A Watt is a unit of power equivalent to one [[Joule]] per second and is used to quantify the rate of [[energy]] transfer. | ||
| + | * The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''W''. | ||
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| + | A [[Galley|galley]] oven, warming a delicious pot of ''Vilnafku'' over a period of around 1 hour, uses in the region of 2000 watts of [[energy]]. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
Revision as of 00:47, 12 February 2019
A Watt is a unit of measurement of energy.
Description (Specifications)
A Watt is a unit of power equivalent to one Joule per second and is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer.
- The common Imperial abbreviation is W.
A galley oven, warming a delicious pot of Vilnafku over a period of around 1 hour, uses in the region of 2000 watts of energy.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Watt was first defined as a unit of energy on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. Technologists found the Watt useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 5.
- David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 7.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak