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Process Innovation and Changes in Industrial Energy Use
Berg, Charles A.
Science, 199, 4329, 608-14, Feb 78
American industry in the 19th century switched from wood to coal as its primary energy resource. The history of this switch is reviewed, along with the history of preceding similar trends in Europe and later trends in the switch from coal to oil and gas. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption, Industry, Natural Resources, Prediction, Technology, World Affairs
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