Children of the sun : a history of humanity's unappeasable appetite for energy /
Crosby, Alfred W.
New York ; London : W.W. Norton,
c2006.
A survey of humanity's historical and modern efforts to harness sun-based energy reveals how the human race's successes have hinged directly on effective uses of sun energy and cites rates in pollution and global warming as warning signs of fossil fuel limits.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index.
PART I: The largess of the sun. Fire and cooking -- Agriculture -- The Columbian exchange -- -- PART II: Fossilized sunshine. Coal and steam -- Oil and the Ice (Internal Combustion Engine) -- Electricity -- -- PART III: Energy at the turn of the third millennium. Fission -- Fusion -- The anthropocene.
A survey of humanity's historical and modern efforts to harness sun-based energy reveals how the human race's successes have hinged directly on effective uses of sun energy and cites rates in pollution and global warming as warning signs of fossil fuel limits.
Power resources.
Power resources
Solar energy
Energieverbruik.
Energiebronnen.
Mensen.
Energiequelle.
Sonnenenergie.