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Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and G…
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""In Prime Movers, Smil's passion for the Cinderellas of civilization focuses on the diesel engines and gas turbines that power ocean vessels and wide-body jets. These engines have made ocean shipping and intercontinental air travel so cheap that they have changed the face of our planet. Marshall McLuhan's dreams of a Global Village have become true in unimagined ways. Being an engineer myself,…

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9780262289771
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1 online resource (261 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Made in the USA :the rise and retreat of American manufacturing
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"In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without a strong, innovative manufacturing sector and the jobs it creates. Reversing a famous information economy dictum, Smil…

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9780262316743
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1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) :illustrations
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Energy and civilization a history
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Smil, Vaclav,

Extensively updated and expanded edition of the author's Energy in world history (Boulder : Westview Press, 1994).Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy …

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9780262338301
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1 online resource (vii, 552 pages) :illustrations
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Harvesting the biosphere :what we have taken from nature
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Smil, Vaclav,

An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere's stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production. The biosphere—the Earth's thin layer of life—dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and productivity, but none …

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9780262312264
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Invention and innovation :a brief history of hype and failure
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Smil, Vaclav,

"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need…

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9780262374262
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GrowthFrom microorganisms to megacities
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Smil, Vaclav,

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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9780262354516
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1 online resource (688 pages).
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Global catastrophes and trends :the next 50 years
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Smil, Vaclav,

From the Publisher: Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a "fatal discontinuity," a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a persistent, gradual trend. Global catastrophes include volcanic eruptions, viral pandemics, wars, and large-scale terrorist attacks; trends are demographic, environmental, economic, and political shifts that unfold over …

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9780262283878
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1 online resource (xi, 307 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Feeding the world :a challenge for the twenty-first century
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Smil, Vaclav,

A realistic yet encouraging look at how society can change in ways that will allow us to feed an expanding global population.This book addresses the question of how we can best feed the ten billion or so people who will likely inhabit the Earth by the middle of the twenty-first century. He asks whether human ingenuity can produce enough food to support healthy and vigorous lives for all these p…

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First MIT paperback edition.
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9780262283861
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