Encyclopedia of Energy

Energy was once defined as capacity, activity or effect. In the modern world it also became product and political football and both blessing and curse. In his preface, Editor‐in‐Chief Cutler Cleveland, states that “energy is the common link between the living and non‐living realms …” (p. xxxi) and goes on to describe the comprehensive and interdisciplinary nature of this work on energy as it affects human enterprise and the wider environment. In spite of his examples, the depth, breadth, historical context and soaring reach of this encyclopedia are not fully appreciated until one explores the extent to which energy and...