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Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows -- ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity -- for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel--driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts -- from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.

Energie. --- Geschiedenis.

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'Een schitterend boek.' - Redmond O'Hanlon over Het logboek van de ontdekkingsreiziger. Het logboek van de ontdekkingsreiziger is een prachtig vormgegeven vierkleurenboek over de zeventig grootste ontdekkingsreizigers aller tijden. Het beschrijft de reizen van Amundsen, Cook, Darwin, Heyerdahl, Livingstone en Scott, maar ook van de Nederlanders Jan Brandes, Abel Tasman en Alexdrine Tinne. Aan de hand van hun notities en schetsen wordt de lezer meegenomen in de wereld van de ontdekkingsreizigers. Het voorwoord voor Het logboek van de ontdekkingsreiziger is geschreven door Redmond O'Hanlon.Huw Lewis-Jones (1980) is historicus en filosoof. Hij is presentator bij de BBC en schrijft met name over de Noord- en Zuidpool. Zijn partner Kari Herbert (1970) is fotograaf, documentairemaker, reisverslaggever en uitgever van het tijdschrift Polarworld. Haar vader was ontdekkingsreiziger.

961 --- geschiedenis --- Geographers. Cartographers

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This collection of refereed papers celebrates the contributions, achievements, and progress of female mathematicians, mostly in the 20th and 21st centuries. Emerging from the themed paper session “The Contributions of Women to Mathematics: 100 Years and Counting” at MAA's 2015 MathFest, this volume contains a diverse mix of current scholarship and exposition on women and mathematics, including biographies, histories, and cultural discussions. The multiplicity of authors also ensures a wide variety of perspectives. In inspiring and informative chapters, the authors featured in this volume reflect on the accomplishments of women in mathematics, showcasing the changes in mathematical culture that resulted as more women obtained tenure-track and tenured academic positions, received prestigious awards and honors, served in leadership roles in professional societies, and became more visibly active in the mathematical community. Readers will find discussions of mathematical excellence at Girton College, Cambridge, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; of perseverance by Polish women in mathematics during and after World War II and by Black women in mathematics in the United States from the 1880s onward; and of the impact of outreach programs ranging from EDGE's promotion of graduate education to the Daughters of Hypatia dance performances. The volume also provides informative biographies of a variety of women from mathematics and statistics, many of them well-known and others less well-known, including Charlotte Angas Scott, Emmy Noether, Mina Rees, Gertrude Cox, Euphemia Lofton Haynes, Norma Hernandez, Deborah Tepper Haimo, and Teri Perl. These essays provide compelling reading for a wide audience, including mathematicians, historians of science, teachers of mathematics, and students at the high school, college, and graduate levels. Anyone interested in attracting more girls and women as students, faculty, and/or employees will also find this volume engaging and enlightening.

Mathematics --- History --- geschiedenis --- wiskunde

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sociale geschiedenis --- Lokeren.