Books by Vaclav Smil
Found 5 books
Book
Mentions on MR
Made in the USA
Arrived in my pile
(2013-06-29)
3. Vaclav Smil, Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing .
Enriching the Earth
*Enriching the Earth*
(2011-11-18)
The author is Vaclav Smil and the subtitle is Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production , excerpt:
Energy myths and realities
Vaclav Smil
(2011-04-08)
His Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate is depressing, excerpt:
Prime movers of globalization
Vaclav Smil
(2011-04-08)
My favorite book by him is Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines , a better title and subtitle there never was.
Creating the twentieth century
What I’ve been reading
(2011-03-21)
6. Vaclav Smil, Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact . Perhaps the best book on what its subtitle indicates.