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Power Trip: The Story of Energy

Culture

Culture and modern energy go hand in hand. Our fashion, music and art all have been impacted by modern energy. Wealthy industrialists with fortunes made from energy funded much of modern culture, using energy systems to spread culture across the globe.

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Globalization

Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization.

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Entertainment

Modern energy enabled mass entertainment like popular music, movies, TV shows, and video g

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Work

The human story of work is the story of how work has been transformed by energy.

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