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How the world really works : the science behind how we got here and where we're going

text How the world really works : the science behind how we got here and where we're going

Smil, Vaclav

Summary
"An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible--a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish. We have never had so much information at our finge... Read more
Contents
Introduction: Why do we need this book? -- Understanding energy : fuels and electricity -- Understanding food production : eating fossil fuels -- Understanding our material world : the four pillars of modern civilization -- Understanding globaliza... Read more
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Description
326 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher
Viking 2022
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 303.48 SMI in Adult Non-fiction Available
Kingsley Branch Library 303.48 SMI in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving
Woodmere (Main Branch) 303.48 SMI in Adult Non-fiction Available

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