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Vaclav Smil (Pilsen, 1943) est un scientifique tchéco-canadien mondialement reconnu pour ses contributions dans les domaines de l'énergie, de l'environnement, de la démographie et des politiques publiques. Professeur émérite à l'Université du Manitoba, il a publié plus de soixante ouvrages et 500 articles scientifiques. Il figure parmi les 100 penseurs les plus influents du monde selon Foreign Policy et a reçu l'Ordre du Canada en 2013, ainsi que de nombreux autres prix et distinctions.
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Téléchargez le livre : Creating and Transforming the Twentieth Century, Revised and Expanded
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Creating and Transforming the Twentieth Century, Revised and Expanded

Vaclav Smil

Oxford University Press

2025-03-28

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Creating and Transforming the Twentieth Century combines two of Vaclav Smil's seminal works in a revised and expanded edition.Creating the Twentieth Century explores the period between 1867 and 1914, a time of unparalleled innovation that laid the...

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12 Livre(s)
Télécharger le livre : 2050. Pourquoi un monde sans carbone est presque impossible
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2050. Pourquoi un monde sans carbone est presque impossible
Léa Jaillard , Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil, " le plus grand expert mondial dans le domaine de l'énergie " (Science), explique pourquoi il sera presque impossible d'atteindre la neutralité carbone d'ici 2050. Malgré les accords internationaux, la réglementation, l'innovation, les investissements et...

Editeur : Editions Arpa
Parution : 2025-03-06

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9,99 €
Télécharger le livre : How to Feed the World
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How to Feed the World
Vaclav Smil
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates'A fascinating deep dive...a wonderful fact-based tour of our food system, past and present. It opens up plenty of interesting debates on what to do next to feed 10 billion people without wrecking the...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2024-11-07

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9,49 €
Télécharger le livre : Materials and Dematerialization
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Materials and Dematerialization
Vaclav Smil
MATERIALS AND DEMATERIALIZATION World-renowned scientist Vaclav Smil examines a critical topic in the research and policy domain of sustainable resource use Over the course of time, the modern world has become dependent on unprecedented flows of materials. Now even the...

Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2023-05-17

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35,76 €
Télécharger le livre : Size
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Size
Vaclav Smil
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill GatesThe New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth.Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2023-05-04

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9,49 €
Télécharger le livre : How the World Really Works
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How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil
* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2022-01-27

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9,49 €
Télécharger le livre : Grand Transitions
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Grand Transitions
Vaclav Smil
From one of the world's leading experts on the history of energy, a rigorous examination of the transitions that structure our modern world--and the environmental reckoning that will mark its success or failure. What makes the modern world work? The answer to this...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2021-02-12

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21,89 €
Télécharger le livre : Numbers Don't Lie
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Numbers Don't Lie
Vaclav Smil
'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning' Bill GatesIs flying dangerous? How...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2020-10-01

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9,49 €
Télécharger le livre : Natural Gas
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Natural Gas
Vaclav Smil
Natural gas is the world’s cleanest fossil fuel; it generates less air pollution and releases less CO2 per unit of useful energy than liquid fuels or coals. With its vast supplies of conventional resources and nonconventional stores, the extension of long-distance gas...

Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2015-07-06

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35,82 €
Télécharger le livre : Making the Modern World
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Making the Modern World
Vaclav Smil
How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and...

Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2013-10-02

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38,98 €
Télécharger le livre : Should We Eat Meat?
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Should We Eat Meat?
Vaclav Smil
Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by...

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2013-03-18

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38,98 €
Télécharger le livre : Transforming the Twentieth Century
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Transforming the Twentieth Century
Vaclav Smil
This inquiry into the technical advances that shaped the 20th century follows the evolutions of all the principal innovations introduced before 1913 (as detailed in the first volume) as well as the origins and elaborations of all fundamental 20th century advances. The...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2006-04-13

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68,14 €
Télécharger le livre : Creating the Twentieth Century
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Creating the Twentieth Century
Vaclav Smil
The period between 1867 and 1914 remains the greatest watershed in human history since the emergence of settled agricultural societies: the time when an expansive civilization based on synergy of fuels, science, and technical innovation was born. At its beginnings in...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2005-08-25

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47,45 €