Charged A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future
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Biographical note
James Morton Turner is professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College. He is author of The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 and coauthor of The Republican Reversal: Conservatives and the Environment from Nixon to Trump.
<p>"An eminently readable, elegantly precise treatise on the topic of batteries."</p>
Science
<p>"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."</p>
H-Environment (H-Net)
<p>"Engrossing and sobering, <i>Charged</i> is essential reading for anyone concerned about environment, energy, and the sustainable future."</p>
H-Sci-Med-Tech (H-Net)
<p>"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."</p>
Environmental History
<p>"[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."</p>
Literary Review of Canada
<p>"Provides an insightful understanding of the rarely considered consequences of electric-vehicle policies. . . [and] great value by debunking a host of commonly held beliefs about the battery technology that a clean energy future requires."</p>
Technology and Culture
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
James Morton Turner is professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College. He is author of The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 and coauthor of The Republican Reversal: Conservatives and the Environment from Nixon to Trump.