Energies :an illustrated guide to the biosphere and civilization

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Originally published: 1999.Accurate, balanced AND imaginative.In this highly original book, ecologist Vaclav Smil presents a comprehensive and integrated survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world, from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips. Written in a scientifically sophisticated yet accessible style, Energies consists of eighty-two short essays organized under six headings: Sun and Earth, Plants and Animals, People and Food, Preindustrial Societies, Fossil-Fueled Civilization, and Transportation and Information. Each essay explains the science of the energy form as well as its implications for the functioning of the universe, life, or human society.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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Cambridge, Mass. ; : MIT,., 2000.

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1 online resource (314 pages) :illustrations, maps

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English

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9780262283830

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Power resources.
Power resources

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Vaclav Smil.

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