Summary of Making the Modern World – [Review Keypoints and Take-aways]

Book excerpt: The summary of Making the Modern World – Materials and Dematerialization presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of The book "Making the Modern World" was published in 2014 and is a guide to the material consumption of humanity throughout history and into the future. These ideas explain the most important material categories of our time and the ways in which we can successfully manage them moving forward. Making the Modern World summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book Making the Modern World by Vaclav Smil. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].