DefenestrationPraha t1_iqx9ccf wrote on October 3, 2022 at 7:35 PM

I also recommend reading something by Václav Smil. He devotes a lot of effort to show that civilization is energy and vice versa.

He is not as fun to read like Bret Devereaux is, though. Much drier style.

AgoraiosBum t1_iqxbc5q wrote on October 3, 2022 at 7:48 PM

And the Baroque Cycle is a fun fictional treatment of it all

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WeldAE t1_iqz9zjy wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:46 AM

Nantucket Series and the 1632 Series. Fun reads on messing with the societies tech tree, especially the 1632 series which is less isolated from others and doesn't have a lot of time to prepare.