Vaclav Smil

Citations

• “The gap between wishful thinking and reality is vast, but in a democratic society no contest of ideas and proposals can proceed in rational ways without all sides sharing at least a modicum of relevant information about the real world, rather than trotting out their biases and advancing claims disconnected from physical possibilities.”

• “When people start playing with color, you know they're played out.”

Les livres de Vaclav Smil dans l'ordre

Les livres de Vaclav Smil dans l'ordre de parution, de China's Environmental Crisis (1993) à Invention and Innovation (2023).

1. 1China's Environmental CrisisChina's Environmental Crisis1993
2. 2Energy in World HistoryEnergy in World History1994
3. 3Cycles of LifeCycles of Life1997
4. 4EnergiesEnergies1998
5. 5Feeding the WorldFeeding the World2000
6. 6Enriching the EarthEnriching the Earth2001
7. 7Energy at the CrossroadsEnergy at the Crossroads2003
8. 8Creating the Twentieth CenturyCreating the Twentieth Century2004
9. 9EnergyEnergy2006
10. 10Global Catastrophes and TrendsGlobal Catastrophes and Trends2008
11. 11OilOil2008
12. 12Energy Myths and RealitiesEnergy Myths and Realities2010
13. 13Energy TransitionsEnergy Transitions2010
14. 14Why America Is Not a New RomeWhy America Is Not a New Rome2010
15. 15Harvesting The Biosphere What We Have Taken From NatureHarvesting The Biosphere What We Have Taken From Nature2012
16. 16Made in the USAMade in the USA2013
17. 17Making the Modern WorldMaking the Modern World2013
18. 18Should We Eat Meat?Should We Eat Meat?2013
19. 19Energy and CivilizationEnergy and Civilization2017
20. 20GrowthGrowth2019
21. 21Numbers Don't LieNumbers Don't Lie2020
22. 22Grand TransitionsGrand Transitions2021
23. 23How the World Really WorksHow the World Really Works2022
24. 24Invention and InnovationInvention and Innovation2023