Vaclav Smil

Energy

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  • belozerovatvhas quoted5 years ago
    one kilogram of uranium-235 releases an amount of energy equivalent to 190 tonnes of crude oil as it diminishes the initial mass by just one gram
  • nlltrnghas quoted7 years ago
    Heat thus occupies a unique position in the hierarchy of energies: all other forms of energy can be completely converted to it, but its conversion into other forms can never be complete, as only a portion of the initial input ends up in the new form.
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