The powerful primate : how controlling energy enabled us to build civilization /
Explores the role of physical power, engineering skill, and energy use in human evolution and technological development. Roland Ennos traces how humans have harnessed successive energy sources--from wood and animal labor to water, wind, fossil fuels, and nuclear power--and how these advances contrib...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Ennos, Roland
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York :
Scribner,
2026.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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