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Vaclav Smil

Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst

science author and distinguished professor University of Manitoba

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9 December 1943

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Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2013 — 9 editions

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China's past, China's future: energy, food, environment

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2003 — 8 editions

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How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2022 — 7 editions

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Biofuel Delusion: The Fallacy of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production

by Kozo Mayumi, Mario Giampietro, Jerome Ravetz, and Vaclav Smil First published in 2009 — 7 editions

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The bad earth: environmental degradation in China

by Vaclav Smil First published in 1984 — 7 editions

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Energy in world history

by Vaclav Smil First published in 1994 — 7 editions

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Global ecology: environmental change and social flexibility

by Vaclav Smil First published in 1993 — 7 editions

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China's environmental crisis: an inquiry into the limits of national development

by Vaclav Smil First published in 1993 — 6 editions

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Size: The Measure of All Things

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2023 — 6 editions

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Energy in nature and society: general energetics of complex systems

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2007 — 6 editions

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Energy and Civilization: A History

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2017 — 5 editions

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Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

by Vaclav Smil and Eric Jason Martin First published in 2019 — 5 editions

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Numbers Don't Lie

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2020 — 5 editions

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Should we eat meat?: evolution and consequences of modern carnivory

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2013 — 5 editions

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Why America is not a new Rome

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2010 — 5 editions

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Global catastrophes and trends: the next fifty years

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2008 — 5 editions
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Energy: A beginner's guide

by Vaclav Smil
First published in 2006 — 5 editions

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Energy in China's modernization: advances and limitations

by Vaclav Smil First published in 1988 — 5 editions

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Made in the USA: the rise and retreat of American manufacturing

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2013 — 5 editions
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Transforming the twentieth century: technical innovations and their consequences

by Vaclav Smil First published in 2006 — 4 editions

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science author and distinguished professor University of Manitoba

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9 December 1943

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OLID: OL222057A
Amazon ID: B001HCXT62
GoodReads: 5003
ISNI: 0000000118810771
Library of Congress Names: n82053006
VIAF: 109865194
Wikidata: Q528111
Inventaire.io: wd:Q528111

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Vaclav Josef Smil
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