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| 505 | 8 | |a "The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is flat to an unlikely rehabilitation of Genghis Khan as a pioneer of global commerce. Missing from these accounts is a consideration of the technologies behind the creation of the globalized economy. What makes it possible for us to move billions of tons of raw materials and manufactured goods from continent to continent? Why are we able to fly almost anywhere on the planet within twenty-four hours? In Prime Movers of Globalization, Vaclav Smil offers a history of two key technical developments that have driven globalization: the high-compression non-sparking internal combustion engines invented by Rudolf Diesel in the 1890s and the gas turbines designed by Frank Whittle and Hans-Joachim Pabst von Ohain in the 1930s. The massive diesel engines that power cargo ships and the gas turbines that propel jet engines, Smil argues, are more important to the global economy than any corporate structure or international trade agreement." "Smil compares the efficiency and scale of these two technologies to prime movers of the past, including the sail and the steam engine. The lengthy processes of development, commercialization, and diffusion that the diesel engine and the gas turbine went through, he argues, provide perfect examples of gradual technical advances that receive little attention but have resulted in epochal shifts in global affairs and the global economy."--Jacket | |
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| contents | ""In Prime Movers, Smil's passion for the Cinderellas of civilization focuses on the diesel engines and gas turbines that power ocean vessels and wide-body jets. These engines have made ocean shipping and intercontinental air travel so cheap that they have changed the face of our planet. Marshall McLuhan's dreams of a Global Village have become true in unimagined ways. Being an engineer myself, I admire the way Smil portrays the human Cinderellas of the industrial world: the unsung engineers who made momentous advances in the reliability and efficiency of their machines. Smil's book makes me proud of my profession."--Henk Tennekes, author of The Simple Science of Flight" ""A stimulating book that connects the past with the future, from an outstanding writer who knows all about sustainability and the issues that make it such a challenge for us."--John B. Heywood, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Sun Jae Professor, Emeritus, MIT" ""Smil masterfully traces the technological evolution and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines, and makes a convincing case for their role as prime movers of globalization---even though these technologies escape public notice, buried in the bowels of ships, trucks, and power plants, and humming reliably under the wings of planes."--Rajan Gupta, Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory." "The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is flat to an unlikely rehabilitation of Genghis Khan as a pioneer of global commerce. Missing from these accounts is a consideration of the technologies behind the creation of the globalized economy. What makes it possible for us to move billions of tons of raw materials and manufactured goods from continent to continent? Why are we able to fly almost anywhere on the planet within twenty-four hours? In Prime Movers of Globalization, Vaclav Smil offers a history of two key technical developments that have driven globalization: the high-compression non-sparking internal combustion engines invented by Rudolf Diesel in the 1890s and the gas turbines designed by Frank Whittle and Hans-Joachim Pabst von Ohain in the 1930s. The massive diesel engines that power cargo ships and the gas turbines that propel jet engines, Smil argues, are more important to the global economy than any corporate structure or international trade agreement." "Smil compares the efficiency and scale of these two technologies to prime movers of the past, including the sail and the steam engine. The lengthy processes of development, commercialization, and diffusion that the diesel engine and the gas turbine went through, he argues, provide perfect examples of gradual technical advances that receive little attention but have resulted in epochal shifts in global affairs and the global economy."--Jacket |
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| spelling | Smil, Vaclav Verfasser aut Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization Vaclav Smil Prime movers of globalization Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 2010 2010 1 online resource (261 pages) illustrations, maps txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Print version record ""In Prime Movers, Smil's passion for the Cinderellas of civilization focuses on the diesel engines and gas turbines that power ocean vessels and wide-body jets. These engines have made ocean shipping and intercontinental air travel so cheap that they have changed the face of our planet. Marshall McLuhan's dreams of a Global Village have become true in unimagined ways. Being an engineer myself, I admire the way Smil portrays the human Cinderellas of the industrial world: the unsung engineers who made momentous advances in the reliability and efficiency of their machines. Smil's book makes me proud of my profession."--Henk Tennekes, author of The Simple Science of Flight" ""A stimulating book that connects the past with the future, from an outstanding writer who knows all about sustainability and the issues that make it such a challenge for us."--John B. Heywood, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Sun Jae Professor, Emeritus, MIT" ""Smil masterfully traces the technological evolution and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines, and makes a convincing case for their role as prime movers of globalization---even though these technologies escape public notice, buried in the bowels of ships, trucks, and power plants, and humming reliably under the wings of planes."--Rajan Gupta, Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory." "The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is flat to an unlikely rehabilitation of Genghis Khan as a pioneer of global commerce. Missing from these accounts is a consideration of the technologies behind the creation of the globalized economy. What makes it possible for us to move billions of tons of raw materials and manufactured goods from continent to continent? Why are we able to fly almost anywhere on the planet within twenty-four hours? In Prime Movers of Globalization, Vaclav Smil offers a history of two key technical developments that have driven globalization: the high-compression non-sparking internal combustion engines invented by Rudolf Diesel in the 1890s and the gas turbines designed by Frank Whittle and Hans-Joachim Pabst von Ohain in the 1930s. The massive diesel engines that power cargo ships and the gas turbines that propel jet engines, Smil argues, are more important to the global economy than any corporate structure or international trade agreement." "Smil compares the efficiency and scale of these two technologies to prime movers of the past, including the sail and the steam engine. The lengthy processes of development, commercialization, and diffusion that the diesel engine and the gas turbine went through, he argues, provide perfect examples of gradual technical advances that receive little attention but have resulted in epochal shifts in global affairs and the global economy."--Jacket Geschichte gnd rswk-swf TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions bisacsh Diesel motor fast Gas-turbines fast Globalization fast Motor vehicles / Motors fast Technology and civilization fast Transportation / Technological innovations fast Dieselmotor gnd Gasturbine gnd Transport gnd Technik gnd Globalisierung gnd Diesel motor History Gas-turbines History Technology and civilization Transportation Technological innovations History Motor vehicles Motors History Globalization History Luftfahrt (DE-588)4036557-8 gnd rswk-swf Gasturbine (DE-588)4019416-4 gnd rswk-swf Seeschifffahrt (DE-588)4054184-8 gnd rswk-swf Globalisierung (DE-588)4557997-0 gnd rswk-swf Dieselmotor (DE-588)4012211-6 gnd rswk-swf Luftfahrt (DE-588)4036557-8 s Gasturbine (DE-588)4019416-4 s Globalisierung (DE-588)4557997-0 s Geschichte z 1\p DE-604 Seeschifffahrt (DE-588)4054184-8 s Dieselmotor (DE-588)4012211-6 s 2\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Smil, Vaclav Two prime movers of globalization Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2010 9780262014434 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Smil, Vaclav Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization ""In Prime Movers, Smil's passion for the Cinderellas of civilization focuses on the diesel engines and gas turbines that power ocean vessels and wide-body jets. These engines have made ocean shipping and intercontinental air travel so cheap that they have changed the face of our planet. Marshall McLuhan's dreams of a Global Village have become true in unimagined ways. Being an engineer myself, I admire the way Smil portrays the human Cinderellas of the industrial world: the unsung engineers who made momentous advances in the reliability and efficiency of their machines. Smil's book makes me proud of my profession."--Henk Tennekes, author of The Simple Science of Flight" ""A stimulating book that connects the past with the future, from an outstanding writer who knows all about sustainability and the issues that make it such a challenge for us."--John B. Heywood, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Sun Jae Professor, Emeritus, MIT" ""Smil masterfully traces the technological evolution and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines, and makes a convincing case for their role as prime movers of globalization---even though these technologies escape public notice, buried in the bowels of ships, trucks, and power plants, and humming reliably under the wings of planes."--Rajan Gupta, Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory." "The many books on globalization published over the past few years range from claims that the world is flat to an unlikely rehabilitation of Genghis Khan as a pioneer of global commerce. Missing from these accounts is a consideration of the technologies behind the creation of the globalized economy. What makes it possible for us to move billions of tons of raw materials and manufactured goods from continent to continent? Why are we able to fly almost anywhere on the planet within twenty-four hours? In Prime Movers of Globalization, Vaclav Smil offers a history of two key technical developments that have driven globalization: the high-compression non-sparking internal combustion engines invented by Rudolf Diesel in the 1890s and the gas turbines designed by Frank Whittle and Hans-Joachim Pabst von Ohain in the 1930s. The massive diesel engines that power cargo ships and the gas turbines that propel jet engines, Smil argues, are more important to the global economy than any corporate structure or international trade agreement." "Smil compares the efficiency and scale of these two technologies to prime movers of the past, including the sail and the steam engine. The lengthy processes of development, commercialization, and diffusion that the diesel engine and the gas turbine went through, he argues, provide perfect examples of gradual technical advances that receive little attention but have resulted in epochal shifts in global affairs and the global economy."--Jacket TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions bisacsh Diesel motor fast Gas-turbines fast Globalization fast Motor vehicles / Motors fast Technology and civilization fast Transportation / Technological innovations fast Dieselmotor gnd Gasturbine gnd Transport gnd Technik gnd Globalisierung gnd Diesel motor History Gas-turbines History Technology and civilization Transportation Technological innovations History Motor vehicles Motors History Globalization History Luftfahrt (DE-588)4036557-8 gnd Gasturbine (DE-588)4019416-4 gnd Seeschifffahrt (DE-588)4054184-8 gnd Globalisierung (DE-588)4557997-0 gnd Dieselmotor (DE-588)4012211-6 gnd |
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| title | Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization |
| title_alt | Prime movers of globalization |
| title_auth | Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization |
| title_exact_search | Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization |
| title_full | Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization Vaclav Smil |
| title_fullStr | Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization Vaclav Smil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization Vaclav Smil |
| title_short | Two prime movers of globalization |
| title_sort | two prime movers of globalization the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines prime movers of globalization |
| title_sub | the history and impact of diesel engines and gas turbines = Prime movers of globalization |
| topic | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions bisacsh Diesel motor fast Gas-turbines fast Globalization fast Motor vehicles / Motors fast Technology and civilization fast Transportation / Technological innovations fast Dieselmotor gnd Gasturbine gnd Transport gnd Technik gnd Globalisierung gnd Diesel motor History Gas-turbines History Technology and civilization Transportation Technological innovations History Motor vehicles Motors History Globalization History Luftfahrt (DE-588)4036557-8 gnd Gasturbine (DE-588)4019416-4 gnd Seeschifffahrt (DE-588)4054184-8 gnd Globalisierung (DE-588)4557997-0 gnd Dieselmotor (DE-588)4012211-6 gnd |
| topic_facet | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions Diesel motor Gas-turbines Globalization Motor vehicles / Motors Technology and civilization Transportation / Technological innovations Dieselmotor Gasturbine Transport Technik Globalisierung Diesel motor History Gas-turbines History Technology and civilization Transportation Technological innovations History Motor vehicles Motors History Globalization History Luftfahrt Seeschifffahrt |
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