Earth The Operators' Manual

Name: Earth The Operators' Manual
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ISBN: 9780393081091

ISBN-10: 0393081095

ISBN-13: 9780393081091

Edition: 2011

Authors: Richard B. Alley

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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…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.96" long x 0.14" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English