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Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and G…
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SMIL, VaclavSmil, Vaclav,

""In Prime Movers, Smil's passion for the Cinderellas of civilization focuses on the diesel engines and gas turbines that power ocean vessels and wide-body jets. These engines have made ocean shipping and intercontinental air travel so cheap that they have changed the face of our planet. Marshall McLuhan's dreams of a Global Village have become true in unimagined ways. Being an engineer myself,…

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9780262289771
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1 online resource (261 pages) :illustrations, maps
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