Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization Book

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Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization, 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. In this book, ecologist Vaclav Smil takes the principle of un, Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

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Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
Written by author Vaclav Smil
Published by MIT Press, February 2000
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. In this book, ecologist Vaclav Smil takes the principle of un
A lively and accessible survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world, from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips. Scientific American ...[A] teeming, cross-disciplinary book....a dazzling procession.

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Acknowledgments
Energy's Unique Allure: An Unorthodox Look
An Overview of Concepts and Units
1 Sun and Earth 1
Sun 1
Solar Radiation 4
Atmosphere 7
Planet Earth 9
Winds 12
Rains 14
Oceans 17
Rivers 19
Earth's Heat 21
Geotectonics 23
Earthquakes 27
Volcanoes 29
Denudation 31
Space Encounters 33
2 Plants and Animals 37
Adenosine Triphosphate 37
Archaea and Bacteria 39
Photosynthesis 42
C[subscript 3] and C[subscript 4] Plants 44
Phytoplankton 46
Forests 49
Grasslands 52
Heterotrophic Metabolism 54
Reproduction 57
Growth 59
Endotherms and Ectotherms 61
Food Chains 63
Herbivores 65
Carnivores 68
Swimming 70
Running and Jumping 72
Flying 75
3 People and Food 79
Basal Metabolism 79
Thermoregulation 81
Pregnancy and Lactation 83
Human Growth 85
Walking and Running 87
Labor and Leisure 90
Nutrients 92
Grains 94
Bread 97
Lipids and Meat 99
Milk 101
Ethanol 102
4 Preindustrial Societies 105
Hunters and Gatherers 106
Shifting Cultivation 108
Traditional Agricultures 109
Cattle 112
Horses 114
Wood, Charcoal, and Straw 117
Waterwheels 120
Windmills 122
Copper, Iron, and Steel 125
Gunpowder 128
Sailships 130
5 Fossil-Fueled Civilization 133
Fossil Fuels and Electricity 134
Coals 136
Crude Oils 139
Natural Gases 141
Steam Engines 143
Steam Turbines 146
Water Turbines 149
Fission Reactors 152
Transmission 154
Electric Motors 156
Lights 158
Internal Combustion Engines 160
Gas Turbines 162
Blast Furnaces 164
Aluminum 167
Nitrogen 169
Nuclear Weapons 171
6 Transportation and Information 175
Trains 175
Ships 178
Bicycles 180
Cars 182
Airplanes 185
Rockets 187
Pipelines 189
Tankers 191
Telephones 193
Radio and Television 196
Computers and Microchips 197
Further Reading 201
Index 208

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Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

A decent introduction into the world of energies. It attempts to be a book that isn't too scientific, but Smil does tend to cross that line a little too often. It can be a little dry, too. Informative, but ultimately underwhelming.

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	Acknowledgments
	Energy's Unique Allure: An Unorthodox Look
	An Overview of Concepts and Units
1	Sun and Earth	1
	Sun	1
	Solar Radiation	4
	Atmosphere	7
	Planet Earth	9
	Winds	12
	Rains	14
	Oceans	17
	Rivers	19
	Earth's Heat	21
	Geotectonics	23
	Earthquakes	27
	Volcanoes	29
	Denudation	31
	Space Encounters	33
2	Plants and Animals	37
	Adenosine Triphosphate	37
	Archaea and Bacteria	39
	Photosynthesis	42
	C[subscript 3] and C[subscript 4] Plants	44
	Phytoplankton	46
	Forests	49
	Grasslands	52
	Heterotrophic Metabolism	54
	Reproduction	57
	Growth	59
	Endotherms and Ectotherms	61
	Food Chains	63
	Herbivores	65
	Carnivores	68
	Swimming	70
	Running and Jumping	72
	Flying	75
3	People and Food	79
	Basal Metabolism	79
	Thermoregulation	81
	Pregnancy and Lactation	83
	Human Growth	85
	Walking and Running	87
	Labor and Leisure	90
	Nutrients	92
	Grains	94
	Bread	97
	Lipids and Meat	99
	Milk	101
	Ethanol	102
4	Preindustrial Societies	105
	Hunters and Gatherers	106
	Shifting Cultivation	108
	Traditional Agricultures	109
	Cattle	112
	Horses	114
	Wood, Charcoal, and Straw	117
	Waterwheels	120
	Windmills	122
	Copper, Iron, and Steel	125
	Gunpowder	128
	Sailships	130
5	Fossil-Fueled Civilization	133
	Fossil Fuels and Electricity	134
	Coals	136
	Crude Oils	139
	Natural Gases	141
	Steam Engines	143
	Steam Turbines	146
	Water Turbines	149
	Fission Reactors	152
	Transmission	154
	Electric Motors	156
	Lights	158
	Internal Combustion Engines	160
	Gas Turbines	162
	Blast Furnaces	164
	Aluminum	167
	Nitrogen	169
	Nuclear Weapons	171
6	Transportation and Information	175
	Trains	175
	Ships	178
	Bicycles	180
	Cars	182
	Airplanes	185
	Rockets	187
	Pipelines	189
	Tankers	191
	Telephones	193
	Radio and Television	196
	Computers and Microchips	197
	Further Reading	201
	Index	208