Transforming the Twentieth Century

Transforming the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780195168754
ISBN-13 : 0195168755
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Book Synopsis Transforming the Twentieth Century by : Vaclav Smil

Download or read book Transforming the Twentieth Century written by Vaclav Smil and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-13 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-WWI inventions transformed the technical advances that created the modern world, & added new capabilities ranging from both military uses of nuclear energy to the universal diffusion of microprocessors. This book examines most of these technical transformations, & appraises their economic, social, & strategic impacts.


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