Vaclav Smil does interdisciplinary research in the fields of energy, environmental and population change, food production and nutrition, technical innovation, risk assessment, and public policy.
He has published more than 30 books and some 400 papers on these topics. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Science Academy), the first non-American to receive the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology, and in 2010 he was listed by Foreign Policy among the top 100 global thinkers.
He has worked as a consultant for many US, EU and international institutions, has been an invited speaker in more than 300 conferences and workshops in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia and Africa, and has lectured at many universities in North America, Europe and East Asia. His wife Eva is a physician and his son David is an organic synthetic chemist.
Books by Vaclav Smil
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Should We Eat Meat? Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
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Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature
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Japan’s Dietary Transition and Its Impacts (Food, Health, and the Environment)
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Oil: Bolinda Beginner Guides
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Energy: Bolinda Beginner Guides
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Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines
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Oil: Resources, Production, Uses, Impacts
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Energy Myth and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate
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Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects
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Why America Is Not a New Rome
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Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next Fifty Years
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Oil: A Beginner’s Guide
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Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems
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Energy: A Beginner's Guide
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Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences
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Creating the Twentieth Century Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact
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Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
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Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production
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China's Past, China's Future
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The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change
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Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
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Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere
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Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization
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China's Environmental Crisis: An Inquiry into the Limits of National Development
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Energy In World History
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Global Ecology: Environmental Change and Social Flexibility
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General Energetics: Energy in the Biosphere and Civilization
