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Children of the Sun

A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy

by Alfred W. Crosby


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9780393059359 9780393059359, Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc, 2006

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A spirited survey of humanity's historical and modern efforts to harness sun-based energy reveals how the human race's successes have hinged directly on effective uses of sun energy, cites rates in pollution and global warming as warning signs of fossil fuel limits, and makes optimistic predictions about future innovations.

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