Vaclav Smil

49 books • 17 series

  • Country: Canada
  • Born On: Dec 9, 1943
Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of forty books, including Energy and Civilization, 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."
May 4, 2023
Cover of Size

Size

Feb 7, 2023
Cover of Invention and Innovation

Invention and Innovation

Jan 27, 2022
Cover of How the World Really Works

How the World Really Works

Mar 1, 2021
Cover of Grand Transitions

Grand Transitions

Oct 1, 2020
Cover of Numbers Don't Lie

Numbers Don't Lie

Sep 24, 2019
Cover of Growth

Growth (The MIT Press)

May 12, 2017
Cover of Energy and Civilization

Energy and Civilization (Energy and Civilization) (The MIT Press)

Dec 5, 2016
Cover of Energy Transitions

Energy Transitions

Dec 4, 2016
Cover of Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

Dec 4, 2016
Cover of Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century 1st Edition

Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century 1st Edition

Feb 2, 2016
Cover of Still the Iron Age

Still the Iron Age

Jul 6, 2015
Cover of Natural Gas

Natural Gas

May 15, 2015
Cover of Power Density

Power Density (The MIT Press) (Power Density)

Oct 2, 2013
Cover of Making the Modern World

Making the Modern World

Aug 23, 2013
Cover of Made in the USA

Made in the USA (Made in the USA) (The MIT Press)

Mar 18, 2013
Cover of Should We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory

Should We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of Should We Eat Meat?

Should We Eat Meat?

Dec 21, 2012
Cover of Harvesting the Biosphere

Harvesting the Biosphere (Harvesting the Biosphere) (The MIT Press)

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts

Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts (Food, Health, and the Environment) (Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts)

Aug 16, 2010
Cover of Energy Myths and Realities

Energy Myths and Realities

Jul 30, 2010
Cover of Prime Movers of Globalization

Prime Movers of Globalization (The MIT Press) (Prime Movers of Globalization)

May 26, 2010
Cover of Energy Transitions

Energy Transitions

Jan 29, 2010
Cover of Why America Is Not a New Rome

Why America Is Not a New Rome (The MIT Press) (Why America Is Not a New Rome)

Sep 1, 2008
Cover of Global Catastrophes and Trends

Global Catastrophes and Trends (The MIT Press)