[BOOK][B] Energy in world history
V Smil - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
… In April1991, just as General Energetics was being published, I came across an announcement
of a new book series on world history edited for Westview Press by William H. McNeill …
of a new book series on world history edited for Westview Press by William H. McNeill …
[PDF][PDF] World history and energy
V Smil�- Encyclopedia of energy, 2004 - vaclavsmil.com
… This article examines both of these contrasting views of energy and world history. …
interpretations of energy’s role in world history seems to be a natural proposition, with history seen …
interpretations of energy’s role in world history seems to be a natural proposition, with history seen …
V. Smil," Energy in World History"(Book Review)
R Hoffmann�- …�Journal of History/Annales Canadiennes d'�…, 1995 - search.proquest.com
… and human response during the early modern period. Vaclav Smil undertakes a sweeping
but careful synthesis of global history as seen from the perspective of energy technologies. …
but careful synthesis of global history as seen from the perspective of energy technologies. …
[BOOK][B] Science, energy, ethics, and civilization
V Smil - 2010 - vaclavsmil.com
… of energies by tapping water and wind power and by deploying more working animals. However,
unit capacities of inanimate energy … low even during the early modern era (Smil, 1994). …
unit capacities of inanimate energy … low even during the early modern era (Smil, 1994). …
ENERGY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: Resources, Conversions, Costs, Uses, and Consequences
V Smil�- Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, 2000 - annualreviews.org
… The twentieth century was thus thefirst era dominated by fossil fuels, and the 16-fold rise
of their use since1900 created the first high-energy global civilization in human history. …
of their use since1900 created the first high-energy global civilization in human history. …
[PDF][PDF] War and energy
V Smil�- Encyclopedia of energy, 2004 - vaclavsmil.com
… of energy resources, they represent the most concentrated and the most devastating
release of destructive power, and their common consequence is a major disruption of energy …
release of destructive power, and their common consequence is a major disruption of energy …
…�--The Danish Revolution, 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation by Thorkild Kjaergaard and translated by David Hohnen/Energy in World History by Vaclav Smil
RC Hoffmann�- Canadian Journal of History, 1995 - search.proquest.com
… and human response during the early modem period. Vaclav Smil undertakes a sweeping
but careful synthesis of global history as seen from the perspective of energy technologies. …
but careful synthesis of global history as seen from the perspective of energy technologies. …
Rocky Mountain visions: a review essay
V Smil - 2000 - JSTOR
… a key evolutionary trend of human history. That some gains … "solution" see Vaclav Smil,
"Renewable energies: How much … , France in 1994 "to discuss their belief that human activities …
"Renewable energies: How much … , France in 1994 "to discuss their belief that human activities …
[HTML][HTML] …�A Promethean Perspective on Vaclav Smil's Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (MIT Press, 2019) and Energy and Civilization: A History (MIT Press�…
P Desrochers�- Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
… The book is a revised and expanded version of the earlier primer “Energy in World History”
[23]. … Smil also throws in a few calculations of his own on subjects such as the energy costs of …
[23]. … Smil also throws in a few calculations of his own on subjects such as the energy costs of …
Future of oil: trends and surprises
V Smil�- OPEC review, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
… Historical perspectives show that transitions to new energy sources have been a critical factor
in human … the most likely timing of peak production put between 1994 and 1997 (figure 2). …
in human … the most likely timing of peak production put between 1994 and 1997 (figure 2). …