Energy and Civilization: A History (Mit Press) by Vaclav Smil

Discover the profound, invisible currents that have propelled human progress from the earliest fire-starters to the architects of the modern machine age. Vaclav Smil masterfully dissects the inseparable link between our mastery of energy sources and the evolution of complex societal structures throughout history. This essential volume invites readers to reconsider the raw power behind our civilization's greatest achievements and its most daunting environmental challenges.

ISBN: 9780262536165

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Publisher: The MIT Press

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