Energies

An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

MIT Press

In this highly original book, ecologist Vaclav Smil presents a
comprehensive and integrated survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world,
from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips. Written in a
scientifically sophisticated yet accessible style, Energies consists of eighty-two
short essays organized under six headings: Sun and Earth, Plants and Animals, People
and Food, Preindustrial Societies, Fossil-Fueled Civilization, and Transportation
and Information. Each essay explains the science of the energy form as well as its
implications for the functioning of the universe, life, or human society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smil, Vaclav

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie

Über Autor(innen)

Smil, Vaclav
Vaclav Smil is the author of more than thirty books on energy, the environment,
food, and the history of technical advances, including Harvesting the
Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature, published by the MIT Press. He
is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. In 2010 he was
named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global
Thinkers.