Earth: The Operator's Manual - Couverture rigide

Alley, Richard B.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393081095 ISBN 13 : 9780393081091

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2011

Synopsis

Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing-our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: we are changing our environment in a profoundly negative way by heating it up.

Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, world authority Richard B. Alley explores the fascinating history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard B. Alley is a professor of geology at Penn State University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the UN climate change committee that was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393081095
• ISBN 13: 9780393081091
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible