Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines by Vaclav Smil

Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines

Vaclav Smil

261 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction economics history science informative slow-paced
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The story of how diesel engines and gas turbines, used to power cargo ships and jet airplanes, made today's globally integrated economy possible.The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is ...

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