Vaclav Smil

Nacido en 1943 vaclavsmil.com @VaclavSmil

Ciencia

Vaclav Smil es un científico y académico de renombre, especializado en energía, ciencias ambientales e investigaciones interdisciplinarias.
Obtuvo su doctorado en Geografía en la Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania y cuenta con un título de la Universidad Carolina de Praga.
Smil es Profesor Distinguido Emérito en la Universidad de Manitoba y miembro de la Royal Society of Canada.
Su trabajo le ha valido el reconocimiento como uno de los 100 pensadores globales más influyentes según Foreign Policy en 2010.
Es conocido por su enfoque basado en datos para analizar problemas globales complejos, especialmente en los ámbitos de la energía y el medio ambiente.
Sus numerosas publicaciones lo han consolidado como una voz respetada en debates sobre tecnología, recursos y sostenibilidad.

Libros de Vaclav Smil

Cómo funciona realmente el mundo

por Vaclav Smil • 2022

Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.

3.94

14.000+

⚡ Energy Systems 🏭 Industrial Ecology 🌾 Global Food Systems 📊 Quantitative Reasoning ⚖️ Risk Perception

Cómo funciona realmente el mundo

Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.

por Vaclav Smil 2022 336 páginas

3.94

14.000+ valoraciones

⚡ Energy Systems 🏭 Industrial Ecology 🌾 Global Food Systems 📊 Quantitative Reasoning ⚖️ Risk Perception

Numbers Don't Lie

por Vaclav Smil • 2020

Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.

3.82

10.000+

🔋 Energy Transitions 👴 Demographic Shifts 🌽 Food Systems 🌍 Global Development ⚙️ History Of Technology

Numbers Don't Lie

Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.

por Vaclav Smil 2020 384 páginas

3.82

10.000+ valoraciones

🔋 Energy Transitions 👴 Demographic Shifts 🌽 Food Systems 🌍 Global Development ⚙️ History Of Technology

Energía y civilización

por Vaclav Smil • 2017

A week of American energy use matches a year of Nigerian. The history behind that gap.

4.09

4000+

⚡ Energy History ⚙️ History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🛢️ Fossil Fuels 🌍 Big History

Energía y civilización

A week of American energy use matches a year of Nigerian. The history behind that gap.

por Vaclav Smil 2017 552 páginas

4.09

4000+ valoraciones

⚡ Energy History ⚙️ History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🛢️ Fossil Fuels 🌍 Big History

Invention and Innovation

por Vaclav Smil • 2023

Moore's Law is an outlier. Everywhere else, innovation crawls, stumbles, or backfires.

3.84

1000+

🛠️ History Of Technology 🔍 Innovation Myths ⚠️ Unintended Consequences 📊 Data-Driven History 🧭 Contrarian Analysis

Invention and Innovation

Moore's Law is an outlier. Everywhere else, innovation crawls, stumbles, or backfires.

por Vaclav Smil 2023 225 páginas

3.84

1000+ valoraciones

🛠️ History Of Technology 🔍 Innovation Myths ⚠️ Unintended Consequences 📊 Data-Driven History 🧭 Contrarian Analysis

Growth

por Vaclav Smil • 2019

The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.

3.87

1000+

🌍 Limits To Growth 📈 Scaling Laws ⚡ Energy History 👥 Demographic Transition 🔧 Techno-Skepticism

Growth

The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.

por Vaclav Smil 2019 664 páginas

3.87

1000+ valoraciones

🌍 Limits To Growth 📈 Scaling Laws ⚡ Energy History 👥 Demographic Transition 🔧 Techno-Skepticism

How to Feed the World

por Vaclav Smil • 2024

Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.

3.57

500+

🥘 Food Systems 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 🔬 Nutrition Science 🗑️ Food Waste 🌍 Environmental Footprint

How to Feed the World

Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.

por Vaclav Smil 2024 272 páginas

3.57

500+ valoraciones

🥘 Food Systems 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 🔬 Nutrition Science 🗑️ Food Waste 🌍 Environmental Footprint

Should We Eat Meat?

por Vaclav Smil • 2013

Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.

3.52

500+

🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌡️ Meat And Climate 🧬 Evolution Of Diet 🍽️ Food Systems 🥬 Meat Alternatives

Should We Eat Meat?

Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.

por Vaclav Smil 2013 282 páginas

3.52

500+ valoraciones

🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌡️ Meat And Climate 🧬 Evolution Of Diet 🍽️ Food Systems 🥬 Meat Alternatives

Made in the USA

por Vaclav Smil • 2013

How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.

3.76

500+

🏛️ Economic History 🏭 American Industry ⚡ Energy Economics 📉 Deindustrialization 🔗 Supply Chains

Made in the USA

How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.

por Vaclav Smil 2013 263 páginas

3.76

500+ valoraciones

🏛️ Economic History 🏭 American Industry ⚡ Energy Economics 📉 Deindustrialization 🔗 Supply Chains

Speed

por Vaclav Smil • 2025

From geological drift to digital overdrive: how speed explains everything, and why it's breaking us.

3.31

🚀 Tech Acceleration 🧩 Systems Thinking ⚡ Energy History 🧬 Human Evolution 📉 Limits To Growth

Speed

From geological drift to digital overdrive: how speed explains everything, and why it's breaking us.

por Vaclav Smil 2025 352 páginas

3.31

29 valoraciones

🚀 Tech Acceleration 🧩 Systems Thinking ⚡ Energy History 🧬 Human Evolution 📉 Limits To Growth

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