Vaclav Smil

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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.

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Books by Vaclav Smil

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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Energy

A Beginner's Guide

By Vaclav Smil

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

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