Energy: A Human History
- Autor: Richard Rhodes
- Narrador: Jacques Roy
- Editora: Simon & Schuster
- Duração: 11:48:02
Sinopse
A “meticulously researched” (The New York Times Book Review) examination of energy transitions over time and an exploration of the current challenges presented by global warming, a surging world population, and renewable energy—from Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes.
People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. “Entertaining and informative…a powerful look at the importance of science” (NPR.org), Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford.
In his “magisterial history…a tour de force of popular science” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Rhodes shows how breakthroughs in energy production occurred; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He looks at the current energy landscape, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with cast supplies of coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100.
Human beings have confronted the problem of how to draw energy from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention, each discovery, each adaptation brought further challenges, and through such transformations, we arrived at where we are today. “A beautifully written, often inspiring saga of ingenuity and progress…Energy brings facts, context, and clarity to a key, often contentious subject” (Booklist, starred review).
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Energy 01 Title
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Energy 02 Forward
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Energy 03 Ch01
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Energy 04 Ch02
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Energy 05 Ch03
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Energy 06 Ch04
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Energy 07 Ch05
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Energy 08 Ch06
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Energy 09 Ch07
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Energy 10 Ch08
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Energy 11 Ch09
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Energy 12 Ch10
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Energy 13 Ch11
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Energy 14 Ch12
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Energy 15 Ch13
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Energy 16 Ch14
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Energy 17 Ch15
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Energy 18 Ch16
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Energy 19 Ch17
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Energy 20 Ch18
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