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University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Wolfson College Humanities Society talks > Energy and the industrial revolution: opening Pandora's box
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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Sebastian Keibek. This talk is open to the public and may be podcast The two most fundamental transformations of economic life in human history were the Neolithic food revolution and the industrial revolution. It is no surprise that the latter was unexpected by contemporaries, but it is intriguing and instructive that those who were best informed, such as, for example, Adam Smith and the other classical economists, were explicit that such a transformation was impossible. The paradox can be resolved, however, by considering the role of energy supply in the transformation which was taking place. This talk is part of the Wolfson College Humanities Society talks series. This talk is included in these lists:
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