Out of gas : the end of the age of oil / David Goodstein.
2005
TN870 .G645 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Out of gas : the end of the age of oil / David Goodstein.
Author
Goodstein, David L., 1939-
ISBN
9780393326475 (pbk.)
0393326470 (pbk.)
0393326470 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Norton, 2005.
Language
English
Description
148 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
TN870 .G645 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
622/.1828
Summary
Over the past century, we have developed a civilization rooted in the promise of an endless supply of cheap oil. But our rate of oil discovery worldwide has reached its peak and will never be exceeded; it is certain to decline forever forward. David Goodstein, professor of physics at Caltech, explains the underlying scientific principles of the inevitable fossil fuel shortage we face, and the closely related peril to the earth's climate. 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.
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"With a new postscript"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
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Energy myths and a brief history of energy
Electricity and radiant energy
Heat engines and entropy
Technological fixes
Envoy; the future revisited.