Energy Biography: a History of Humanity's Existential Crisis
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Energy issues are the fundamental issues of human society. If you understand the history of energy, you will also understand the history of mankind. Energy can cause wars, but it can also promote international cooperation; energy can lead to industrial revolutions, but it can also cause economic crises; energy can promote the development of science and technology, and can also cause environmental damage... The masterpiece of Richard Rhodes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and a nuclear energy expert! Open this book and see how energy dominates human society in terms of politics, economy, science and technology. Coal, oil, electricity and other energy sources have accelerated the process of industrialization and urbanization, and have also caused over-exploitation, energy depletion, coal pollution, greenhouse effect, and nuclear leakage... The knowledge is professional, the text is easy to understand, and there are 109 exquisite illustrations. It has been called "professional history" and "a masterpiece of popular science" by Kirkus Reviews!
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