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The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future

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Description for The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future Hardcover. A complete biography of Marion King Hubbert, one of the twentieth century's most influential energy experts, who was dubbed the "father of peak oil." Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KNBP; RBGL; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .

In 1956, geophysicist and Shell Oil researcher Marion King Hubbert forecast that American oil production would peak surprisingly soon and decline steadily thereafter. Hubbert’s prediction outraged the architects of the US oil industry at the time but it was largely correct. Amid a twenty-first century shale boom, Hubbert’s logic remains a source of debate.

Richly researched, The Oracle of Oil rescues the history of a man who shocked the scientific community with his brilliance, eccentricity and controversy. Mason Inman shows Hubbert was a man of his era: a time of great intellectual ferment and discovery tinged by dark undercurrents of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393239683
SKU
V9780393239683
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Mason Inman
Mason Inman is an award-winning journalist who focuses on energy and climate issues. He has written for National Geographic News, Science, Nature, and The Economist, and has reported from Bangladesh and Pakistan. He lives in Oakland, California.

Reviews for The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future
"... well written, deeply researched and rich in anecdote – Hubbert’s character and his intellectual achievements sing out."
New Scientist

Goodreads reviews for The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future


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