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Vaclav Smil
Author · 36 books
Vaclav Smil Ph.D. (Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences of Pennsylvania State University, 1971; RNDr., Charles University, Prague, 1965), is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2010 was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.

Series

Books

Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts book cover

Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts

2012

Made in the USA book cover

Made in the USA

The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing

2013

Energies book cover

Energies

An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

1998

Energy Transitions book cover

Energy Transitions

History, Requirements, Prospects

2010

Energy In World History book cover

Energy In World History

1994

Why America Is Not a New Rome book cover

Why America Is Not a New Rome

2010

Energy and Civilization book cover

Energy and Civilization

A History

2017

How the World Really Works book cover

How the World Really Works

A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

2022

Feeding the World book cover

Feeding the World

A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

2000

Growth book cover

Growth

From Microorganisms to Megacities

2019

China's Past, China's Future book cover

China's Past, China's Future

2003

Prime Movers of Globalization book cover

Prime Movers of Globalization

The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines

2010

Harvesting the Biosphere book cover

Harvesting the Biosphere

What We Have Taken from Nature

2012

Energy at the Crossroads book cover

Energy at the Crossroads

Global Perspectives and Uncertainties

2003

Grand Transitions book cover

Grand Transitions

How the Modern World Was Made

2021

Making the Modern World book cover

Making the Modern World

Materials and Dematerialization

2013

Cycles of Life book cover

Cycles of Life

Civilization and the Biosphere

1996

Numbers Don't Lie book cover

Numbers Don't Lie

71 Things You Need to Know About the World

2020

Energy in Nature and Society book cover

Energy in Nature and Society

General Energetics of Complex Systems

2007

The Earth's Biosphere book cover

The Earth's Biosphere

Evolution, Dynamics, and Change

2002

Energy book cover

Energy

A Beginner's Guide

2006

Still the Iron Age book cover

Still the Iron Age

Iron and Steel in the Modern World

1779

Natural Gas book cover

Natural Gas

Fuel for the 21st Century

2015

Global Catastrophes and Trends book cover

Global Catastrophes and Trends

The Next Fifty Years

2008

Size book cover

Size

How It Explains the World

2023

How to Feed the World book cover

How to Feed the World

A Factful Guide

2025

Creating the Twentieth Century book cover

Creating the Twentieth Century

Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact

2004

Oil book cover

Oil

2008

Power Density book cover

Power Density

A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

2015

China's Environmental Crisis book cover

China's Environmental Crisis

An Enquiry Into the Limits of National Development

1993

Oil book cover

Oil

Resources Production Uses Impacts

2010

Should We Eat Meat? book cover

Should We Eat Meat?

Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory

2013

Invention and Innovation book cover

Invention and Innovation

A Brief History of Hype and Failure

2023

Transforming the Twentieth Century book cover

Transforming the Twentieth Century

Technical Innovations and Their Consequences

2006

Enriching the Earth book cover

Enriching the Earth

Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production

2000

Energy Myths and Realities book cover

Energy Myths and Realities

Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate

2010

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