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Size
- How It Explains the World
Engelsk Paperback
Size
- How It Explains the World
Engelsk Paperback

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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

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780241992142
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0241992141
Udg. Dato:
9 nov 2023
Længde:
22mm
Bredde:
197mm
Højde:
128mm
Forlag:
Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato:
9 nov 2023
Forfatter(e):
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