Quote by: David J. C. MacKay

When the Industrial Revolution started, the amount of carbon sitting underneath Britain in the form of coal was as big as the amount of carbon sitting under Saudi Arabia in the form of oil, and this carbon powered the Industrial Revolution, it put the 'Great' in Great Britain, and led to Britain's temporary world domination.


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Author Bio


  • NameDavid J. C. MacKay
  • DescriptionBritish academic engineer
  • BornMay 22, 1967
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Computer Scientist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society