by Piero Angela, Lorenzo Pinna · Mondadori · tapa dura · ISBN 9788804560715
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«La sfida del secolo. Energia» is the popular science essay by Piero Angela and Lorenzo Pinna, published by Mondadori in hardcover (190 pages, in Italian).
The work reviews energy sources and their advantages and disadvantages, and outlines future scenarios: oil, gas, nuclear and the growing demand from China and India. Energy is presented as a driver of political and social life, and the 200 questions that structure the book help understand the challenges facing the next generations.
The full subtitle is «Energia: 200 domande sul futuro dei nostri figli»; it belongs to the Ingrandimenti series by Mondadori and was published on November 21, 2006.
A read for those interested in popular science, technology and the economics of energy.
Piero Domenico Angela was an Italian science journalist, television host, and essayist, with a brief early professional career also as a jazz musician and pianist.
