Size : how it explains the world
(2023)
By:
Smil, Vaclav
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
152.142/SMIL,V
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
©2023
©2023
EDITION
First U.S. edition
DESCRIPTION
ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780063324091, 0063324091 :, 0063324091, 9780063324091
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
What makes a human society too big? What about a human being? Which alternative energy sources have the best chance of scaling and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? Why do tall people make more money? What makes a face beautiful? How about a cathedral? How can changing the size of your plates help you lose weight?