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Goodstein, David

 
9780393326475: Out Of Gas: The End Of The Age Of Oil
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ISBN 10 : 0393326470 ISBN 13 : 9780393326475
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2005

Synopsis

Our rate of oil discovery has reached its peak and will never be exceeded; rather, it is certain to decline--perhaps rapidly--forever forward. Meanwhile, over the past century, we have developed lifestyles firmly rooted in the promise of an endless, cheap supply. In this book, David Goodstein, professor of physics at Caltech, explains the underlying scientific principles of the inevitable fossil fuel shortage we face. He outlines the drastic effects a fossil fuel shortage will bring down on us. And he shows that there is an important silver lining to the need to switch to other sources of energy, for when we have burned up all the available oil, the earth's climate will have moved toward a truly life-threatening state.

With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions, Out of Gas is "a handbook for the future of civilization" (Booklist).

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À propos de l'auteur

David Goodstein, former vice provost and Frank J. Galloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor at the California Institute of Technology, is the author of Out of Oil and Feynman's Lost Lecture, among other works.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393326470
ISBN 13 
9780393326475
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
150
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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