Vaclav Smil, Energy and Civilization: A History, MIT Press, 2017. A standard scholarly history of energy use from foraging societies through fossil fuels to modern electricity, cited for the long arc of energy history.
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PublisherMIT Press
Source TypeAcademic Monograph
AuthorVaclav Smil
Publication Year2017
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Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)
This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Milestones, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Concepts, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Energy Sources, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Categories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Technologies, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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