The numbers do not lie. 71 A fact that is important for understanding everything in the world. Smil V.

Canadian scientist, ecologist and political scientist Vaclav Smil is famous for his works on the connection of energy with ecology, demography and real policy, as well as virtuoso ability to handle large arrays of statistical data.

This book, which so delighted Bill Gates summarizes the most interesting materials that Smil writes for IEEE Spectrum magazine, one of the leading scientific and engineering publications of the world, is an actual guide for understanding the true state of affairs on our planet. It affects a wide range of topics relating to people, entire peoples and countries, energy and how we use it, technical innovations, as well as machines and devices that determine the appearance of modern civilization. The urgent and important, combining statistics and history, written with a sense of humor, this book encourages us to doubt what we considered the truth.

“My goal is not only to demonstrate that the numbers do not lie, but also to reveal The meaning that is behind them. " (Vaclav Smil)