Vaclav Smil Books in Order
Vaclav Smil is a prolific writer and researcher, tackling complex issues at the intersection of energy, environment, population, food, technology, and policy. He has authored 35 books and over 400 scholarly papers, cementing his reputation as a leading expert in his field. As a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Smil's contributions have been widely recognized, including his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2010, Foreign Policy listed him among the world's top 100 thinkers, acknowledging his influential ideas and insights. A sought-after consultant and speaker, Smil has shared his expertise with numerous international institutions, conferences, and universities worldwide.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Vaclav Smil
- #1AmazonEnergy In The Developing World: The Real Energy Crisis(1980)
- #2AmazonEnergy Analysis And Agriculture: An Application To U.s. Corn Production (With: Paul Nachman,Thomas V. Long)(1982)
- #3AmazonBiomass Energies: Resources, Links, Constraints(1983)
- #4AmazonThe Bad Earth: Environmental Degradation In China(1984)
- #5AmazonEnergy, Food, Environment: Realities, Myths, Opinions(1987)
- #6AmazonEnergy In China's Modernization: Advances And Limitations(1988)
- #7AmazonGeneral Energetics: Energy in the Biosphere and Civilization(1991)
- #8AmazonChina's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry Into the Limits of National Development(1993)
- #9AmazonGlobal Ecology: Environmental Change and Social Flexibility(1993)
- #10AmazonEnergy In World History(1994)
- #11AmazonEnergies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization(1998)
- #12AmazonEnriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production(2000)
- #13AmazonFeeding the World(2000)
- #14AmazonThe Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change(2002)
- #15AmazonEnergy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties(2003)
- #16AmazonChina's Past, China's Future(2003)
- #17AmazonCreating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact(2004)
- #18AmazonTransforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences v. 2(2006)
- #19AmazonEnergy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems(2007)
- #20AmazonOil: A Beginner's Guide(2008)
- #21AmazonGlobal Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years(2008)
- #22AmazonWhy America Is Not a New Rome(2010)
- #23AmazonEnergy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects(2010)
- #24AmazonOil Resources Production Uses Impacts(2010)
- #25AmazonPrime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines(2010)
- #26AmazonEnergy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate(2010)
- #27AmazonJapan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts (With: Kazuhiko Kobayashi)(2012)
- #28AmazonHarvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature(2012)
- #29AmazonCarbon-Nitrogen-Sulfur: Human Interference in Grand Biospheric Cycles(2012)
- #30AmazonMaking the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization(2013)
- #31AmazonShould We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory(2013)
- #32AmazonMade in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing(2013)
- #33AmazonPower Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses(2015)
- #34AmazonNatural Gas(2015)
- #35AmazonStill the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World(2016)
- #36AmazonEnergy and Civilization: A History(2017)
- #37AmazonGrowth: From Microorganisms to Megacities(2019)
- #38AmazonNumbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World(2020)
- #39AmazonGrand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made(2021)
- #40AmazonHow the World Really Works(2022)
- #41AmazonInvention and Innovation(2023)
- #42AmazonHow to Feed the World: The History and Future of Food(2025)
- #1AmazonPowers of Ten (By: Philip Morrison,Phylis Morrison)(1982)
- #2AmazonHuman Diversity (By: Richard C. Lewontin)(1982)
- #3AmazonThe Discovery of Subatomic Particles (By: Steven Weinberg)(1983)
- #4AmazonFossils And The History Of Life (By: George Gaylord Simpson)(1983)
- #5AmazonOn Size and Life (By: Thomas McMahon)(1983)
- #6AmazonThe Second Law (By: PeterAtkins)(1984)
- #7AmazonAtkins' Molecules (By: PeterAtkins)(1987)
- #8AmazonThe Science of Structures and Materials (By: J.E. Gordon)(1988)
- #9AmazonFrom Quarks to the Cosmos: Tools of Discovery (By: Leon M. Lederman)(1989)
- #10AmazonAtoms, Electrons, and Change (By: PeterAtkins)(1991)
- #11AmazonMathematics: The Science of Patterns (By: Keith Devlin)(1994)
- #12AmazonCycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere(1996)
About Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil is a prolific writer and researcher, tackling complex issues at the intersection of energy, environment, population, food, technology, and policy. He has authored 35 books and over 400 scholarly papers, cementing his reputation as a leading expert in his field. As a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Smil's contributions have been widely recognized, including his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2010, Foreign Policy listed him among the world's top 100 thinkers, acknowledging his influential ideas and insights. A sought-after consultant and speaker, Smil has shared his expertise with numerous international institutions, conferences, and universities worldwide.
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