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Vaclav Smil

Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst

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science author and distinguished professor University of Manitoba

Born 9 December 1943

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  • Cover of: Materials and Dematerialization: Making the Modern World

    First published in 2013 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: China's past, China's future: energy, food, environment

    First published in 2003 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

    First published in 2022 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The bad earth: environmental degradation in China

    First published in 1984 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1993 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Biofuel Delusion: The Fallacy of Large Scale Agro-Biofuels Production

    First published in 2009 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Energy in world history

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    First published in 2023 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1993 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Global catastrophes and trends: the next fifty years

    Cover of edition globalcatastroph00smil_512 First published in 2008 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Energy and Civilization: A History

    First published in 2017 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

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  • Cover of: Numbers Don't Lie

    First published in 2020 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Why America is not a new Rome

    First published in 2010 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Energy in China's modernization: advances and limitations

    First published in 1988 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Should we eat meat?: evolution and consequences of modern carnivory

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  • Cover of: Energy in the developing world: the real energy crisis

    First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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science author and distinguished professor University of Manitoba

Born 9 December 1943

Subjects

Power resources, History, Technology and civilization, Biosphere, Energy policy, Environmental policy, Technological innovations, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Energy consumption, Environmental aspects, Food supply, Renewable energy sources, Science, Civilization, history, Effect of human beings on, Energy development, Environmental policy, china, Environnement, General, Human ecology, Nature, Nature, effect of human beings on, Politique gouvernementale, Power resources, china, Social aspects

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China, United States, Japan, North Pacific Ocean, Northeast Asia, mei guo, États-Unis

Time

20th century, 1949-, 19th century

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Alternative names

  • Vaclav Josef Smil
  • V. Smil

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