Transport Author:Mick Hammer Until recently mankind had taken energy for granted. It was always there - why bother about what it is or where it comes from? But today people are worried. Suddenly we discover that we have been using up important stores of energy - oil, natural gas and coal - far too quickly. We must all of us think very seriously: where will our energy come f... more »rom in the future? For there is nothing in the world that is not affected by energy - or the lack of it - as this book and others in the series will show. In TRANSPORT we see how passenger vehicles - buses, trains, and subways - enable millions of people to commute daily. Freight is moved across the globe by ships, railroads, and trucks. We can fly across the world in a day, while for shorter journeys we have our personal "people mover" - the automobile. It is hard to remember that our forefathers were restricted to walking, horses, or sailing ships. Such dramatic changes have been make possible by science, technology . . . and fuel. In the West at least, it has replaced muscle power and the force of the wind. But if we want to continue to travel farther and faster we must find ways of harnessing different sources of fuel - as well as being more efficient in the ways in which we use existing supplies. Ray Dafter: Consultant Editor« less