Vaclav Smil is a Czech-Canadian scientist, policy analyst and author who writes on energy, biophysical economics, environmental and population change, food production and nutrition.
Born on 9 December 1943 in Havlu00edu010dku016fv Brod, Czechoslovakia
Earned a Ph.D. in biology from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University in Prague in 1972
Moved to Canada in 1973 and became a Canadian citizen
Has published more than 40 books on energy, population growth, environmental change, food production, and nutrition
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Vaclav Smil is a Czech-Canadian scientist, policy analyst and author who writes on energy, biophysical economics, environmental and population change, food production, and nutrition.
Vaclav Smil writes about energy, biophysical economics, environmental and population change, food production, and nutrition.
Some of Vaclav Smil's most popular books include Energy and Civilization: A History, Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities, and Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature.
Vaclav Smil earned a Ph.D. in biology from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University in Prague in 1972.
Vaclav Smil was born in Havlu00edu010dku016fv Brod, Czechoslovakia and became a Canadian citizen after moving to Canada in 1973.