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The Realist
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The Realist

Vaclav Smil looks to history for the future of energy. What he sees is sobering.

Science, 2018

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Scientific
  • Eye Opening
  • Well Structured

Recommendation

The reclusive, highly intellectual Vaclav Smil is renowned in scientific, business and philanthropic communities for his clear-eyed assessment of the world’s energy usage over time. getAbstract recommends this Science magazine article to readers who prefer raw, unadulterated facts about how burning fossil fuels is affecting the environment, the pitfalls humanity faces in turning to renewable fuels and what people can do as individuals to save the biosphere.

Take-Aways

  • Writer Vaclav Smil has devoted his life to reality-based books on a wide range of energy topics.
  • The 74-year-old Czechoslovakian native teaches environmental science at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.
  • Smil’s books meticulously deconstruct humanity’s history of energy usage “one calculation at a time.”

About the Author

Paul Voosen is a geoscience writer for Science magazine.


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