Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems

By Vaclav Smil

Categories: Science & Math

A comprehensive textbook by Vaclav Smil on the energetics of natural and human systems, from solar radiation and the biosphere to agriculture, industrial fuels and electricity, with a quantitative look at how energy flows shape life and civilization.

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