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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Smil, Vaclav.     Subjects     Power resources -- History.     Power resources -- Social aspects.     Technology and civilization.     Energy consumption -- Social aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Smil, Vaclav.       by title:      Energy and civilizat...       by call number:      333.7909 S641e     Search the Web     Smil, Vaclav.     Power resources -- History.     Power resources -- Social aspects.     Technology and civilization.     Energy consumption -- Social aspects.       MARC Display

Energy and civilization : a history / Vaclav Smil. by Smil, Vaclav. The MIT Press, 2017. Call #: 333.7909 S641e Subjects Power resources -- History.   Power resources -- Social aspects.   Technology and civilization.   Energy consumption -- Social aspects. ISBN:  9780262035774 (hc.) Description:  vii, 552 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Notes:  Extensively updated and expanded edition of the author's Energy in world history (Boulder : Westview Press, 1994). Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Summary:  "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. 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 updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994), with 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. Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of forty books, including Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 333.7909 S641e Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.7909 S641e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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