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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.

Size: How It Explains the World

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Hardback by Vaclav Smil

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'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill GatesThe New York Times bestselling author returns with... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/05/2023
    ISBN13: 9780241506998, 978-0241506998
    ISBN10: 0241506999

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , Popular Science

    Description

    '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.

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