Size: How It Explains the World - Vaclav Smil - Books - Penguin Books Ltd - 9780241992142 - November 9, 2023
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Size: How It Explains the World

Vaclav Smil

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Size: How It Explains the World

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill GatesThe New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth. Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio - tells us what Jonathan Swift got wrong in Gulliver's Travels - the giant Brobdingnagian's legs would buckle under their enormous weight - and dives headfirst into the most contentious issue in ergonomics: the size of aeroplane seats. It is no exaggeration to say this fascinating and wide-ranging tour de force will change the way you look at absolutely everything.


352 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 9, 2023
ISBN13 9780241992142
Publishers Penguin Books Ltd
Pages 304
Dimensions 197 × 128 × 22 mm   ·   216 g
Language English  

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