Size: How It Explains the World
Author(s): Vaclav Smil
Science - Other | New Books for May 23
A mind-expanding exploration size, the measure of all things, from the New York Times bestselling author 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.
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In a world of specialized intellectuals, Smil is an ambitious and astonishing polymath who swings for fences . . . They're among the most data-heavy books you'll find, with a remarkable way of framing basic facts * Wired * There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil * Guardian *
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Character Books Ltd
- : 0.408
- : 01 February 2023
- : 4 Centimeters X 15.3 Centimeters X 23.4 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Vaclav Smil
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 304