How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
Viking, 2022.
Hardcover. Vaclav Smil is my favorite author.--Bill Gates"The renowned energy scientist ... aims to [recenter] materials rather than electronic flows of data as the bedrock of modern life -- largely through examining what he calls the four pillars of modern civilization: cement, steel, plastics and ammonia." --David Marchese.....