Meet Vaclav Smil, the man who has quietly shaped how the world thinks about energy

Through dozens of books, Vaclav Smil has helped shape how people think about the past and future of energy. David Lipnowski As a teenager in the 1950s, Vaclav Smil spent a lot of time chopping wood. … The Smils ended up at Pennsylvania State University in State College, where Vaclav completed a doctorate in geography in 2 years.

By Paul Voosen

Mar 21st, 2018