Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba and the author of many books, including Energy at the Crossroads (2003), The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change (2002), and Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization (1998), all of which are published by The MIT Press.
"The economist Julian Simon once called energy the 'master
resource.' With this marvelously erudite, wonderfully detailed
book, Vaclav Smil once again shows that when it comes to insightful
discussions of the myriad complexities and consternations of the
master resource, he is, without question, the master."--Robert
Bryce, energy journalist and managing editor of "Energy
Tribune"
"This is the book for the curious of any stripe who wants to dig in
quantitatively and improve his or her ability to think about whole
energy systems and their complex parts. In a sense, Smil has
created a geography of biospheric energies, the most complete sweep
of the subject. The world needs the wisdom in this book now more
than ever."--John Katzenberger, Aspen Global Change Institute
"Vaclav Smil's appreciation of energy systems combines Thomas
Edison and Franz Kafka. He celebrates innovation and progress but
also vividly shows the strange fates and fall-out of what appear to
be some of humanity's best machines."--Jesse H. Ausubel, Director,
Program for the Human Environment, The Rockefeller University
& quot; This is the book for the curious of any stripe who wants to
dig in quantitatively and improve his or her ability to think about
whole energy systems and their complex parts. In a sense, Smil has
created a geography of biospheric energies, the most complete sweep
of the subject. The world needs the wisdom in this book now more
than ever.& quot; -- John Katzenberger, Aspen Global Change
Institute
& quot; Vaclav Smil's appreciation of energy systems combines
Thomas Edison and Franz Kafka. He celebrates innovation and
progress but also vividly shows the strange fates and fall-out of
what appear to be some of humanity's best machines.& quot; -- Jesse
H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, The
Rockefeller University
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