Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He is the author of over forty books on topics including energy, environmental and population change, food production, and public policy. His books for a general reader include Numbers Don't Lie and the New York Times bestseller How the World Really Works. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Smil is the expert's expert (Bill Gates- 'There is no author whose books I look forward to more').
Vaclav Smil is a phenomenon with an appetite for facts over
prejudice and fashion. Essential reading for anyone who cares about
the future
*eminent architect, Lord Norman Foster*
An endlessly entertaining career through fascinating territory
*Daily Telegraph*
Both informative and entertaining . . . I suspect that many Physics
World readers would be delighted to find this book waiting for them
under the Christmas tree. Indeed, it would be perfect reading
material for anyone who enjoys a mathematical analysis of the world
around them
*Physics World*
In a world of specialized intellectuals, Smil is an ambitious and
astonishing polymath who swings for fences . . . They're among the
most data-heavy books you'll find, with a remarkable way of framing
basic facts
*Wired*
There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers
like Smil
*Guardian*
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