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- 304 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
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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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- Título
- Size
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Vaclav Smil
- Editorial
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
- Publicado en
- 2023
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0241992141
- ISBN13
- 9780241992142
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Ciencias sociales, Tema histórico, Historia, Tecnología & Ingeniería, Temática filosófica, Filosofía, Ciencia, Tecnología
- Primera publicación
- 2024
- Título original
- Size
- Calificación
- 3,2 de 5
- Descripción
- '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