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The powerful primate: how controlling energy enabled us to build civilization
The powerful primate: how controlling energy enabled us to build civilization
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Ennos, Roland
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From the Book - First Scribner hardcover edition.
Developing our power. The dawn of power
Putting our backs into it
Getting a grip
Cutting it
The transformational tool
Mixing and matching
Tying it all together
Expanding our power. Growing our power
Reducing the workload
Carving out empires
Gearing it up
Forging military power
Raising the power supply
Power for precision
Powering an industrial nation
Transmitting power
Portable power
The hegemony of the machines
Reining in our power.
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Civilization
Energy development
Engineering
History
Humanity
Power (Mechanics)
Science and civilization
Technology and civilization
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9781668062791
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