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SMIL, VACLAV, born 1943

Vaclav Smil

Science author and distinguished professor University of Manitoba.

Books: 3
Editions tracked: 4
First editions: 3
Nationality: Canada, Czechoslovakia

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Earliest first editionEnergy in World HistoryWestview Press, 1994 Most editions trackedHow the World Really Works2 editions

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Energy in World History

Vaclav Smil · first published 1994

1st Westview Press1994 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Growth

Vaclav Smil · first published 2019

1st MIT Press2019 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

How the World Really Works

Vaclav Smil · first published 2022

1st Penguin Books2022 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Penguin Books2022 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

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Vaclav Smil was born in 1943.

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