Podcasts that mention 📚 The coal question by William Stanley Jevons, Alfred William Flux

But there was already back in the 1860s a book by a guy named Stanley Jevons, called 'The Coal Question,' and this guy was already warning about Peak Coal, essentially pointing out like coal is a non-renewable resource, everybody, and we are using it really, really fast. This guy was already ringing the alarm about it, and Rudolf Diesel was exactly the kind of person who had his ear out for this kind of thing.

Podcast host Chuck discusses the book 'The Coal Question' by Stanley Jevons, published in the 1860s. He highlights how the book warned about the non-renewable nature of coal and the rapid consumption of this resource. This context sets the stage for understanding Rudolf Diesel's quest for alternative fuel sources, as he was likely influenced by such warnings.

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