A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization. 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 f Energy and Civilization: A History - Václav Smil od authora Václav Smil a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Václav Smil |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
552 |
| Rok vydání |
2018 |
| Žánr |
naučná |
| Nakladatelství |
MIT Press |
