Kardashev scale
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev (1932–2019).
Proper noun
[edit]- A scale that measures the technological level of a civilization by the extent of its energy consumption.
- 2014, Ian Douglas, Dark Matter (Star Carrier, Book 5), HarperCollins UK, →ISBN:
- Earth's civilization during the late twentieth century when the Kardashev scale was first proposed, utilizing roughly 15 terawatts globally, would have been defined as approximately K0.71.
Further reading
[edit]- Kardashev scale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia