全球化的原动力
Prime movers of globalization
Vaclav Smil · 初版 2010 年
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“在 Prime Movers 中，Smil 将他对人类文明中‘灰姑娘’的热情聚焦于为远洋轮船和宽体客机提供动力的柴油机与燃气轮机。这些引擎使得远洋航运和跨洲空中旅行变得如此廉价，从而彻底改变了地球的面貌。Marshall McLuhan 关于 Global Village 的梦想以意想不到的方式成为了现实。我自己也是一名工程师，非常钦佩 Smil 对工业界人类‘灰姑娘’的刻画：那些在机器可靠性与效率方面取得重大突破却默默无闻的工程师们。Smil 的书让我……”
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比尔·盖茨推荐的书单里有一本（1）非常值得一读：《Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines》（2）。用于驱动轮船的超大型低速柴油发动机效率极高。油轮航速非常慢，天然气船稍微……
One of Bill Gates' recommended books (1) was a great read: "Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines" (2) The very large and very slow rotating diesel engines used to power ships are incredibly efficient. Oil tankers run very slowly, gas a little…
……Economy Bigger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691136408/ 一部通史，你会发现里面讲车钩标准化（coupling standardization）的部分简直再熟悉不过了。不过书中遗漏了一个关键细节：《Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines》：http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262014432/ （里面只有一张巨型柴油机的照片，而几乎所有大型货运……
…Economy Bigger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691136408/ A general history, and you'll find the section on coupling standardization all too familiar. Although the text leaves out one critical detail: Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262014432/ (There's but one picture of one of the huge diesel engines that power pretty much all large cargo…