{"product_id":"charged-9780295752181","title":"Charged","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An eminently readable, elegantly precise treatise on the topic of batteries.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Science *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An enjoyable and accessible book...Many readers may be susceptible to the trap of wide-eyed idealism in terms of environmental activism and the 'clean energy future' Turner discusses in this book. He strikes a great balance between optimism and pessimism on that front; he puts a lot of things into historical and highly realistic perspective. In doing so, he provides a roadmap for people who actually want to achieve a clean energy future, pointing to the pitfalls previous engineers fell into or carved themselves, and advising how to learn from those mistakes and forge ahead.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Environment (H-Net) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing and sobering, \u003ci\u003eCharged\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone concerned about environment, energy, and the sustainable future.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Sci-Med-Tech (H-Net) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book provides readers with a valuable history of battery technology, the interdependency of batteries and the environment, and the challenge (and perhaps impossibility) of just energy transition policies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Environmental History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] careful and scrupulously referenced historical account of an important object: where [the battery] came from, its evolving influences on society, and where it might be taking us. . . . No one who thinks seriously about our energy future should neglect either Turner’s warnings or his hopes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Literary Review of Canada *","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400905007447,"sku":"9780295752181","price":26.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295752181.jpg?v=1730471905","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/charged-9780295752181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}