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The underworld, a system of modern energetics

The underworld, a system of modern energetics

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The twentieth century brought about a different kind of civilisation. What kind of civilisation? Vaclav Smil devoted most of his life work and thousands of densely written pages to this question, but his answer can ultimately be summarised in just a few sentences. The great technical saltation that took place in the decades just before World War One cre…

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