Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization pdf

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Vaclav Smil

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Scienze naturali

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Ecologia

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Vaclav Smil è attualmente Distinguished Professor presso la Facoltà di Ambiente dell'Università di Manitoba a Winnipeg, Canada. Ha completato i suoi studi universitari presso la Facoltà di Scienze Naturali della Carolinum University di Praga e presso il College of Earth and Mineral Sciences della Pennsylvania State University. I suoi interessi di ricerca interdisciplinari abbracciano un'ampia area di studi sull'energia, sull'ambiente, sull'alimentazione, sulla popolazione, sull'economia, sulla storia e sulle politiche pubbliche, e ha anche applicato questi approcci agli affari energetici, alimentari e ambientali della Cina.

È membro della Royal Society of Canada (Science Academy) e il primo non americano a ricevere l'American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology. È stato relatore invitato in più di 250 conferenze e workshop negli Stati Uniti, Canada, Europa, Asia e Africa, ha tenuto conferenze in molte università del Nord America, Europa e Asia orientale e ha lavorato come consulente per molti Stati Uniti, UE e istituzioni internazionali. Sua moglie Eva è un medico e suo figlio David è un chimico sintetico organico.

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Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization pdf da Vaclav Smil

Energy is the only universal currency. One of its many forms must be transformed into another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, living things to grow, and civilizations to evolve. Recognition of this universality was one of the great achievements of nineteenth-century science, yet even today there is little literature that tries to view the world broadly through the prism of energy.In this highly original book, ecologist Vaclav Smil takes the principle of universality seriously, presenting 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 Motion 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. Cross-links and summary diagrams allow easy comparisons among the various levels and flows of energy.

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