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Energy: A Human History

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內容簡介 「羅德斯又再次獻上一本大師級著作。」─華爾街日報「一趟精彩的科普之旅，來自羅德斯筆下一點也不令人意外。」─柯克斯評論歷史融合綿延，一代換過一代，其中有許多文化、政權、商業模式崛起又沒落，人類賴以生存的能源一樣一個換過一個，從木材、炭、石油、天然氣、核能到可再生能源……，這些能源的替換不僅講著環境的挑戰，也講著人類的歷史故事。理查‧羅德斯是普立茲獎和美國國家書卷獎的得主，在這本書中，他回顧過去五個世紀，把能源交替的因果講清楚，並講述人類如何在這些轉換中獲得新知，學習如何掌控、使用這些能源，並且從中獲利。除了歷史，羅德斯也關心現代的能源問題，全球人口數預計在2100年就會突破一百億人，怎樣的資源才能承受這樣的重擔，同時也和地球和平共存呢？透過羅德斯在本書中整理出來的資訊，我們就有可能借鏡過去，找到未來生存的方法！Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time—wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond.People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself.Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Richard RhodesRichard Rhodes is the author of numerous books and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Appearing as host and correspondent for documentaries on public television’s Frontline and American Experience series, he has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Visit his website: RichardRhodes.com

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