Energy: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides) - Softcover

Smil, Vaclav

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851684522 ISBN 13: 9781851684526

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2006

Synopsis

As Einstein pointed out in his famous equation, E=MC2, all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere; it is everything. In this engaging book, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to the far-reaching term and gives the reader a greater understanding of energy's place in both past and present society. Starting with an explanation of the concept, he goes on to cover such exciting topics as the inner workings of the human body, and the race for more efficient and environmentally friendly fuels. With global warming becoming a mainstream political issue, this guide will help shed light on the science behind it and efforts to prevent it, and how our seemingly insignificant daily decisions affect energy consumption. Whether you're after insight or dinner table conversation, "Energy: A Beginner's Guide" will amaze and inform, uncovering the science behind one of the most important concepts in our universe.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He has written over 10 books on energy and been a keynote speaker at both the World Economic Forum and the Global Roundtable on Climate Change. He is the first non-American to receive the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology and is a Special Fellow of the Royal Society.

Review:

"Filled with interesting factual tidbits, this book rekindles the fascination with science that we all once had as children." -- Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1851684522
• ISBN 13: 9781851684526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192