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    Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)

    An argument that America’s economy needs a strong and innovative manufacturing sector and the jobs it creates.

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    Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)

    An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere’s stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production.

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    Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)

    The first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, and all common energy uses.

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    Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)

    The story of how diesel engines and gas turbines, used to power cargo ships and jet airplanes, made today’s globally integrated economy possible.

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    Energy and Civilization: A History

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)

    A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today’s fossil fuel-driven civilization.

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    Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba)

    What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four grand transitions of civilization–in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics–which have transformed the way we…

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    Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World

    Vaclav Smil (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Science Academy), Canada)

    Although the last two generations have seen an enormous amount of attention paid to advances in electronics, the fact remains that high-income, high-energy societies could thrive without microchips, etc., but…

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