Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
by Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil explores the materials that underpin modern life and the changing relationship between physical resources, technology, and economic development. Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization offers a broad examination of material use and dematerialization in the modern world.
About This Book
Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization examines the material foundations of modern society.
Vaclav Smil focuses on the role of physical materials in technological and economic change.
The book considers dematerialization and how material use relates to the development of the modern world.
It offers a broad, analytical perspective on resources, production, and long-term change.
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