Smil Václav: Size: How It Explains the World
Smil Václav: Size: How It Explains the World
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‚There is no author whose books I look forward to more‘ Bill Gates100 words: 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.10 words: Size, an omnipresent scalar, is the measure of all things.1 word: Size.
- počet stran: 292
- produkt: Knihy – paperback
- datum vydání: 18.5.2023
- šířka: 153mm
- výška: 31mm
- hmotnost: 372g
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- jazyk: anglicky