Vaclav Smil: Size
Size
Buch
- How It Explains the World
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 05/2023
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Trade paperback (UK)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780241507001
- Bestellnummer: 11037719
- Umfang: 304 Seiten
- Gewicht: 700 g
- Maße: 234 x 153 mm
- Stärke: 40 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 4.5.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill GatesThe 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.
