Energy: A Human History

Author: Simon & Schuster Editorial Team

ISBN: 9781982101626

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Book Overview

Pulitzer prize- and national book award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over timewood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. 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. In energy, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy production; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He addresses how we learned from such challenges, mastered their transitions, and capitalized on their opportunities. Rhodes also looks at the current energy landscape, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with cast supplies of coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100. Human beings have confronted the problem of how to draw life from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention, each discovery, each adaptation brought further challenges, and through such transformations, we arrived at where we are today. In Rhodes's singular style, energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow.

Browse this title within our Science and Technology collection. Edition details: Paperback, en, 256 pages. Reference ISBN: 9781982101626.

About the Author

Simon & Schuster Editorial Team is a celebrated author whose published works are acclaimed internationally for their depth, insight, and enduring reader impact.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love how this book turns the story of energy into a gripping human drama. Instead of dry facts, you get vivid characters, bold ideas, and pivotal moments that shaped how we power our lives today. Richard Rhodes connects wood, coal, oil, electricity, and renewables into one sweeping narrative, helping you understand today’s energy debates with clarity and confidence. It’s insightful, engaging, and deeply relevant to the world you’re living in now.
• Published by Simon & Schuster.
• Language: en.
• Page count: 256.

Catalog Description

Pulitzer prize- and national book award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over timewood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. 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. In energy, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy...

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