A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a rising gross domestic product, a child's growth chart, the spread of cancerous cells. In this magisterial book, Vaclav Smil offers systemati Growth - Vaclav Smil od authora Vaclav Smil a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Vaclav Smil |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
664 |
Rok vydání |
2020 |
Nakladatelství |
The MIT Press |