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| 서명/저자사항 | Energy and civilization : a history/ Vaclav Smil. [electronic resource]. |
| 개인저자 | Smil, Vaclav,author. |
| 발행사항 | Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, [2017]. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (vii, 552 pages): illustrations. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Smil, Vaclav, author. Energy in world history. Energy and civilization 9780262035774 |
| ISBN | 9780262338301 0262338300 |
| 일반주기 |
Extensively updated and expanded edition of the author's Energy in world history (Boulder : Westview Press, 1994).
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| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 요약 | Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows -- ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity -- for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel--driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts -- from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time. |
| 통일서명 | Energy in world history |
| 일반주제명 | Power resources --History. Power resources --Social aspects. Technology and civilization. Energy consumption --Social aspects. Energy consumption --Social aspects. Power resources. Power resources --Social aspects. Technology and civilization. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General HISTORY / World |
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