Energy and civilization : a history

"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...

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Auteur principal : Smil Vaclav (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Energy and civilization : a history / Vaclav Smil
Publié : Cambridge (Mass.), London : the MIT Press , C 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (vii-552 p.)
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