Vaclav Smil Energy And Civilization

Authors vaclav smil vaclav smil is distinguished professor emeritus at the university of manitoba.

Vaclav smil energy and civilization.

In 2010 he was named by foreign policy as one of the top 100 global thinkers. In 2013 bill gates wrote on his website that there is no author whose books i look forward to more than vaclav smil. He is the author of forty books including energy and civilization published by the mit press in 2010 he was named by foreign policy as one of the top 100 global thinkers. Smil s masterful overview explains energy s centrality in creating and sustaining civilization.

Grounded in science sensitive to cultural differences and richly detailed it is the definitive work on this vital subject.