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This is a book on the history of civilization focusing on humanity s use of energy e g by acquiring energy through nutrition using energy to perform physical labor human and animal energy implications in agriculture energy in energy out various contraptions invented throughout the ages to assist or replace human and animal work through increased efficiency war machines weapons.
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A history he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans ability to turn energy into heat light and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10 000 years.
In his latest book energy and civilization.
In his latest book energy and civilization.
A history he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans ability to turn energy into heat light and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10 000 years.
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A history he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans ability to turn energy.
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Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity for their civilized existence.
Energy and civilization is a rewrite of smil s earlier book energy in world history.
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A history he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans ability to turn energy into heat light and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10 000 years.
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history from pre agricultural foraging societies through today s fossil fuel driven civilization.
In this monumental history vaclav smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society from pre agricultural foraging societies through today s fossil fuel driven civilization.
In his latest book energy and civilization.