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Energy: A Beginners Guide by Vaclav Smil
Category: Science | Series: Beginner's Guides
As Einstein pointed out in his famous equation, E=MC2, all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere; it is everything. In this engaging book, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to the far-reaching term and gives the reader a greater understanding of energy's pla ...Show more
Energy: A Beginner's Guide by Vaclav Smil
Category: Business | Series: Beginner's Guides
With one famous equation, E=mc2, Einstein proved all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere and it is everything. In this newly updated and engaging introduction, renowned scientist Vaclav Smil explores energy in all its facets - from the inner workings of the human body to what we eat, the ...Show more
Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate by Vaclav Smil
Category: Infant
There are many misconceptions about the future of global energy often presented as fact by the media, politicians, business leaders, activists, and even scientists-wasting time and money and hampering the development of progressive energy policies. Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Ene ...Show more
Energy and Civilization - A History by Vaclav Smil
Category: History
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel--driven civilization. "I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A Histo ...Show more
Energy and Civilization - A History by Vaclav Smil
Category: History
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization."I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History ...Show more
Growth - From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil
Category: Politics
A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabiliti ...Show more
Growth - From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil
Category: Science
Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental ...Show more
Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature by Vaclav Smil
Category: Science & Natural History
The biosphere -- the Earth's thin layer of life -- dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and productivity, but none has transformed the Earth in so many ways and on such a scale as Hom ...Show more
How the World Really Works by Smil, Vaclav
Category: Science
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Vaclav Smil is my favorite author."--Bill Gates "Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil--accept or doubt his 'just the facts' posture--but you probably shouldn't ignore him."--The Washington PostAn essential analysis of the modern science a ...Show more
How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and Future by Vaclav Smil
Category: Science
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to read to understand our modern world. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperi ...Show more
How the World Really Works - A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and Future by Vaclav Smil
Category: Science
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to read to understand our modern world. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperit ...Show more
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil
Category: Science
We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, ...Show more