Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil

Vaclav Smil has written at least 50 books. Their most popular book is How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future with 108 saves with an average rating of 3.7⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres one, asdfsa, and Asdfsa.

mone, asdfsa, and Asdfsa are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst

How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

2022 • 108 Readers • 448 pages 3.7

Energy and Civilization: A History

2017 • 65 Readers • 568 pages 3.6

Numbers Don't Lie

Numbers Don't Lie
ByVaclav Smil

2020 • 42 Readers • 384 pages 3

Growth

Growth
ByVaclav Smil

2019 • 28 Readers • 664 pages 4

Should We Eat Meat?

Should We Eat Meat?
ByVaclav Smil

2013 • 15 Readers • 276 pages

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

2013 • 14 Readers • 242 pages 5

Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

2023 • 9 Readers • 227 pages 4

Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature

2012 • 8 Readers • 320 pages

Creating the Twentieth Century

2004 • 5 Readers • 368 pages

Energy

Energy
ByVaclav Smil

2006 • 5 Readers • 192 pages

Oil

Oil
ByVaclav Smil

2017 • 4 Readers • 224 pages

Size: How It Explains the World

2023 • 4 Readers • 223 pages 2

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4 Readers

Energy Myths and Realities

2010 • 3 Readers • 213 pages

Energy and Civilization

2018 • 3 Readers • 564 pages 5

Energy Transitions

Energy Transitions
ByVaclav Smil

2010 • 2 Readers • 178 pages

Prime Movers of Globalization

2010 • 2 Readers • 261 pages

Enriching the Earth

Enriching the Earth
ByVaclav Smil

2000 • 2 Readers • 338 pages

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2020 • 2 Readers • 368 pages

Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century

2015 • 2 Readers • 264 pages

Come funziona davvero il mondo. Energia, cibo, ambiente, materie prime: le risposte della scienza

2022 • 2 Readers • 440 pages

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2007 • 1 Reader • 480 pages

Energia ja Sivilisaatio: historia

2017 • 1 Reader • 584 pages 3.5

Como o mundo funciona

Como o mundo funciona
ByVaclav Smil,Antenor Savoldi Jr

2024 • 1 Reader • 400 pages

Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere

#63 of 18 in Scientific American Library Series

1996 • 1 Reader • 221 pages

Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

2015 • 1 Reader • 319 pages

The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change

2002 • 1 Reader • 346 pages

Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization

1998 • 1 Reader • 228 pages

Jak svět doopravdy funguje

Jak svět doopravdy funguje
ByIvo Magera(Translator),Vaclav Smil

2022 • 1 Reader • 400 pages

Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts

Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts
ByVaclav Smil,Kazuhiko Kobayashi

2012 • 1 Reader • 245 pages

Energy In World History

1994 • 1 Reader • 300 pages

Los números no mienten: 71 historias para entender el mundo

Los números no mienten: 71 historias para entender el mundo
ByVaclav Smil,Marcos Pérez Sánchez(Translator)

2020 • 1 Reader • 352 pages

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Beginner's Guide (Oneworld Publications)

2006 • 1 Reader

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

2020 • 1 Reader • 362 pages

I numeri non mentono: Brevi storie per capire il mondo

I numeri non mentono: Brevi storie per capire il mondo
ByVaclav Smil,Giacomo Manconi(Translator)

2020 • 1 Reader • 258 pages

Feeding the World

Feeding the World
ByVaclav Smil

2001 • 396 pages

Energia e Civilização: Uma História

Energia e Civilização: Uma História
ByVaclav Smil,Manuel Santos Marques(Translator)

2017 • 672 pages

Grand Transitions

Grand Transitions
ByVaclav Smil

2021 • 385 pages

Still the Iron Age

Still the Iron Age
ByVaclav Smil

2016 • 280 pages

Energy

Energy
ByVaclav Smil