It was Eunice Newton Foote, an American scientist and women's rights campaigner living in Seneca Falls, New York, who first warned the world that an atmosphere heavy with carbon dioxide could send temperatures here on Earth soaring. This was back in 1856. At the time, no one paid much attention. Our Biggest Experiment tells Foote's story, along with stories of the many other scientists who helped to build our modern understanding of climate change. It also chronicles our energy system, from whale oil to kerosene and beyond — the first steamships, wind turbines, electric cars, oil tankers an Our Biggest Experiment - Alice Bell od authora Alice Bell a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.