Energy and civilization
a history
- ISBN: 9780262035774
- Editorial: The MIT Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2017
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge (MSS). Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 23 cm
- Nº Pág.: 552
- Idiomas: Inglés
Papel: Cartoné
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Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of enery on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic condersion 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 - for their civilized existence.
