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THE “James Forrest” lecture which was delivered before the Institution of Gas Engineers by Sir George Beilby on June 28 was given the title “Fuel Problems of the Future,” and is one of the most comprehensive and interesting surveys of that subject which the present writer has had the pleasure of reading. Commencing with the proposition that “civilisation on its physical side is based on fuel,” the lecturer proceeded to show what he meant by some picturesque and relevant illustrations, beginning with “the kindling of the first fire of dried leaves and branches by our prehistoric ancestors,” which established “a new dividing line between man and the lower animals by mitigating the horrors and dangers of the darkness of night, and arousing social instincts.”
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COBB, J. Fuel Problems and Prospects. Nature 108, 18–20 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108018a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/108018a0