Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization pdf

瓦茨拉夫微笑 目前是加拿大温尼伯曼尼托巴大学环境学院的特聘教授。他在布拉格卡罗林大学自然科学学院和宾夕法尼亚州立大学地球与矿物科学学院完成了研究生学习。他的跨学科研究兴趣涵盖能源、环境、食品、人口、经济、历史和公共政策研究等广泛领域，他还将这些方法应用于中国的能源、食品和环境事务。

他是加拿大皇家学会（科学院）的会员，也是第一位获得美国科学促进会公众对科学技术理解奖的非美国人。他在美国、加拿大、欧洲、亚洲和非洲的 250 多个会议和研讨会上受邀演讲，在北美、欧洲和东亚的多所大学讲学，并在美国、欧盟和许多国家担任顾问。国际机构。他的妻子伊娃是一名医生，他的儿子大卫是一名有机合成化学家。

Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization pdf 瓦茨拉夫微笑

Energy is the only universal currency. One of its many forms must be transformed into another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, living things to grow, and civilizations to evolve. Recognition of this universality was one of the great achievements of nineteenth-century science, yet even today there is little literature that tries to view the world broadly through the prism of energy.In this highly original book, ecologist Vaclav Smil takes the principle of universality seriously, presenting a comprehensive and integrated survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world, from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips. Written in a scientifically sophisticated yet accessible style, Energies consists of eighty-two short essays organized under six headings: Sun and Earth, Plants and Animals, People and Food, Preindustrial Societies, Fossil-Fueled Civilization, and Motion and Information. Each essay explains the science of the energy form as well as its implications for the functioning of the universe, life, or human society. Cross-links and summary diagrams allow easy comparisons among the various levels and flows of energy.