How the world really works : a scientist's guide to our past, present, and future
Record details
- ISBN: 0241454395
- ISBN: 9780241454398
- ISBN: 0241454409
- ISBN: 9780241454404
- ISBN: 9780593297063
- ISBN: 0593297075
- ISBN: 9780593297070
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (326 pages)
remote - Edition: First North American edition.
- Publisher: London, UK : Viking, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Understanding energy: fuels and electricity -- Understanding food production: eating fossil fuels -- Understanding our material world: the four pillars of modern civilization -- Understanding globalization: engines, microchips, and beyond -- Understanding risks: from viruses to diets to solar flares -- Understanding the environment: the only biosphere we have -- Understanding the future: between apocalypse and singularity -- Appendix: understanding numbers: orders of magnitude. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Subject: | Science -- Miscellanea Earth (Planet) World history Sciences -- Miscellanées Histoire universelle Science World history |
Genre: | Electronic books. Electronic books. Trivia and miscellanea. Trivia and miscellanea. |