Energy
Subtitle: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: May 25, 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781851684526
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Biomass Energy; Science; Science/Mathematics; Energy; Science / General
Description: In this book, author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to this far-reaching term and gives the reader a greater understanding of energy's place in both past and present society. Starting with an explanation of the concept, he goes on to cover such topics as the inner workings of the human body, and the race for more efficient and environmentally friendly fuels.
Notes: "First published by Oneworld Publications 2006. Reprinted 2006. Reissued 2009. Reprinted 2012, 2013." - T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Energy in our minds : concepts and measures; title: Energy in the biosphere : how nature works; title: Energy in human history : muscles, tools, and machines; title: Energy in the modern world : fossil-fueled civilization; title: Energy in everyday life : from eating to emailing; title: Energy in the future : trends and unknowns