Vaclav Smil

About The Author

Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He has written over 10 books on energy and been a keynote speaker at both the World Economic Forum and the Global Roundtable on Climate Change. He is the first non-American to receive the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology and is a Special Fellow of the Royal Society.

Series by the Author

Books by Vaclav Smil

Energy

A Short History

By Vaclav Smil
With one famous equation, E=mc2, Einstein proved all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere and everything.

‘There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.’ Bill Gates
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Oil

A Beginner's Guide

By Vaclav Smil
World acclaimed scientist Vaclav Smil reveals everything there is to know about nature's most sought-after resource

In this fully revised and updated edition, Vaclav Smil reveals everything there is to know about nature's most sought-after resource

'There is no aut...
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