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- 304pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
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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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- Pubblicato
- 2023
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- Titolo
- Size
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Vaclav Smil
- Editore
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
- Pubblicato
- 2023
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0241992141
- ISBN13
- 9780241992142
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Scienze sociali, Tema stórico, Tecnologia & Ingegneria, Storia, Tematica filosofica, Filosofia, Scienza, Tecnologia
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2024
- Titolo originale
- Size
- Valutazione
- 3,2 su 5
- Descrizione
- '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