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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: Carbon nitrogen sulfur: human interference in grand biospheric cycles

    First published in 1985 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact)

    First published in 2004 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition creatingtwentiet0000smil
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    First published in 2010 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Enriching the earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the transformation of world food production

    First published in 2001 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

    First published in 1998 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties

    First published in 2003 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2012 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Biomass energies: resources, links, constraints

    First published in 1983 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition biomassenergiesr00smil
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  • Cover of: Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

    First published in 2015 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Cycles of life: civilization and the biosphere

    First published in 1997 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Energy myths and realities: bringing science to the energy policy debate

    First published in 2010 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1974 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

    First published in 2000 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made

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    First published in 2016 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Energía y civilización. Una historia

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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
Places
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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