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'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates The 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. 'Vaclav Smil is a phenomenon with an appetite for facts over prejudice and fashion. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the future' Lord Norman Foster
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Size, Vaclav Smil
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- Année de publication
- 2023
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- Titre
- Size
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Vaclav Smil
- Éditeur
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
- Publié
- 2023
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0241992141
- ISBN13
- 9780241992142
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Thème historique, Technologie & Ingénierie, Histoire, Thématique philosophique, Philosophie, Science, Technologie
- Première publication
- 2024
- Titre original
- Size
- Évaluation
- 3,2 sur 5
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- 'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates The 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. 'Vaclav Smil is a phenomenon with an appetite for facts over prejudice and fashion. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the future' Lord Norman Foster