Energies
An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
$70.86
- Paperback
228 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2000
Summary
Energy is the only universal currency. One of its many forms must be transformed into another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, living things to grow, and civilizations to evolve. Recognition of this universality was one of the great achievements of nineteenth-century science, yet even today there is little literature that tries to view the world broadly through the prism of energy.In this highly original book, ecologist Vaclav Smil takes the principle of universality seriously,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262692359 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026269235X |
| Author: | Vaclav Smil |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 228 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2000 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 203mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Energies |
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“A thought-provoking and enjoyable piece of work.” Wolfgang Rueckner, Harvard University
About The Author
Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of forty books, including Energy and Civilization, published by the MIT Press. In 2010 he was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. In 2013 Bill Gates wrote on his website that “there is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.”
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