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Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of forty books, including Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses and Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing, both published by the MIT Press. In 2010 he was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. In 2013 Bill Gates wrote on his website that “there is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.”

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Creating the Twentieth Century

Creating the Twentieth Century

Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : 20th century
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Cycles of Life

Civilization and the Biosphere
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
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Energies

Energies

An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : energy
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Energy

Energy

A Beginner's Guide
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : energy
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Energy and Civilization

Energy and Civilization

A History
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Hardcover
also available: Paperback
tagged : energy, world
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Energy at the Crossroads

Energy at the Crossroads

Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental science, energy
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Energy in Nature and Society

Energy in Nature and Society

General Energetics of Complex Systems
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental science
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Enriching the Earth

Enriching the Earth

Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental science
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Feeding the World

Feeding the World

A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental science
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Global Catastrophes and Trends

Global Catastrophes and Trends

The Next Fifty Years
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental science, geology
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Growth

Growth

From Microorganisms to Megacities
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Hardcover
tagged : environmental policy
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Harvesting the Biosphere

Harvesting the Biosphere

What We Have Taken from Nature
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover
tagged : environmental science
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Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts

Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts

by Vaclav Smil & Kazuhiko Kobayashi
edition:Hardcover
tagged : agriculture & food), japan, environmental policy
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Made in the USA

Made in the USA

The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : manufacturing industries, corporate & business history, labor
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Power Density

Power Density

A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : energy, environmental science
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Prime Movers of Globalization

Prime Movers of Globalization

The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : inventions, globalization
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The Earth's Biosphere

The Earth's Biosphere

Evolution, Dynamics, and Change
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental science
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Transforming the Twentieth Century

Transforming the Twentieth Century

Technical Innovations and Their Consequences
by Vaclav Smil
edition:Hardcover
tagged : economic history
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Why America Is Not a New Rome

Why America Is Not a New Rome

by Vaclav Smil
edition:Paperback
tagged : 21st century, rome, comparative politics
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