Автор: Smil, Vaclav Название: Growth ISBN: 0262539683 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262539685 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 2755.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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 systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.
Smil takes readers from bacterial invasions through animal metabolisms to megacities and the global economy. He begins with organisms whose mature sizes range from microscopic to enormous, looking at disease-causing microbes, the cultivation of staple crops, and human growth from infancy to adulthood. He examines the growth of energy conversions and man-made objects that enable economic activities--developments that have been essential to civilization. Finally, he looks at growth in complex systems, beginning with the growth of human populations and proceeding to the growth of cities. He considers the challenges of tracing the growth of empires and civilizations, explaining that we can chart the growth of organisms across individual and evolutionary time, but that the progress of societies and economies, not so linear, encompasses both decline and renewal. The trajectory of modern civilization, driven by competing imperatives of material growth and biospheric limits, Smil tells us, remains uncertain.
Автор: Smil, Vaclav Название: Numbers Don`T Lie ISBN: 0143136224 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143136224 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1747.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: "There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil."--Bill Gates An essential guide to understanding how numbers reveal the true state of our world--exploring a wide range of topics including energy, the environment, technology, transportation, and food production. Vaclav Smil's mission is to make facts matter. An environmental scientist, policy analyst, and a hugely prolific author, he is Bill Gates' go-to guy for making sense of our world. In Numbers Don't Lie, Smil answers questions such as: What's worse for the environment--your car or your phone? How much do the world's cows weigh (and what does it matter)? And what makes people happy? From data about our societies and populations, through measures of the fuels and foods that energize them, to the impact of transportation and inventions of our modern world--and how all of this affects the planet itself--in Numbers Don't Lie, Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge conventional thinking. Packed with fascinating information and memorable examples, Numbers Don't Lie reveals how the US is leading a rising worldwide trend in chicken consumption, that vaccination yields the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren't as great as we think (yet). Urgent and essential, with a mix of science, history, and wit--all in bite-sized chapters on a broad range of topics--Numbers Don't Lie inspires readers to interrogate what they take to be true.
Автор: Smil Vaclav Название: Energy and Civilization: A History ISBN: 0262536161 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262536165 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 3885.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization.
"I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10,000 years. --Bill Gates, Gates Notes, Best Books of the Year
Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows--ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity--for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization.
Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts--from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.
Автор: Smil Vaclav Название: Energy ISBN: 1786071339 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786071330 Издательство: TBS/GBS Рейтинг: Цена: 1319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This authoritative guide, written by international expert Vaclav Smil, has been fully revised to reveal how every aspect of our existence is governed by one of the most important concepts in our universe.
Автор: Smiley, Tavis Название: On Air, The Best Of Tavis Smil ISBN: 1401902243 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781401902247 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1191.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Bring Your Smile To Life Visiting the dentist has historically been a chore, a dreaded task, a necessary nuisance. Sometimes dental horror stories are even traded like baseball cards--but it doesn't have to be that way. Your dental health is vital to not only your personal wellness, but your overall well-being. For something so important, your experience should be one you look forward to and anticipate. You deserve a dental practice that exists in a category apart from all the rest--a "category of one." Dr. McCulla has created a patient-centric approach to dental care that puts you first, always. In Bringing Smiles to Life: Giving and Receiving the Gift of a Smile, you'll discover what sets Turlock Dental Care apart and how they have created a unique environment focused on a comfortable, relaxed experience. You will also learn how to best care for your smile at every stage of your life, using it as leverage to: - Improve your overall health - Increase your self-confidence - Reduce your risk of disease - Unlock your full potential
Описание: Written for all ages of men and women in general, this book may take an hour or two to read through; but its unique insights of 'Smile', once they sink in, can bring on an enlightened smile for the lifetime. "When you take that soothing sip of a smile tossed at you, do you ever wonder when humans started smiling, to begin with?" This 'Saga of Smile' will surely relieve you of the pain of the ambiguity and also tell you everything else there is to know about 'the Smile'. What is 'Smile', what does 'Smile' do, what are types of 'smiles', what is a good smile and a bad smile; all such questions will disappear for ever. Anthropologists, Evolutionary Experts, Visual Artists, Human Physiologists, and Historians, will also find it fascinating. They however, may take much longer to digest and accept or reject this book but never the less, will not stop wondering, "Why did I not think of this before?" Although exposing the hoax of 'the smile of Mona Lisa' was not the initial purpose of this book, it was unavoidable. Why, "Because, Madam Mona Liza could not smile." In fact this book claims to prove that "No One could smile before 16th Century." Hundreds of pictures and illustrations, all worth a thousand words each, have made it possible to keep this profound book, easy to read, pleasant and to a handy size.
Описание: Beautiful, Healthy Smiles...By Design "I was captivated by the stories of real patients with a variety of dental needs and 'whole-person' care provided by a dentist that truly GETS IT from a patient's perspective. Dr. Myers has spent her career learning and teaching the fascinating connection of dental health and total-body health. If you have teeth, you must read this " --Denise Apple Burris, CDT, By Design Dental Studio Dr. Anita Myers has seen it all and been through it all. With decades of experience, Dr. Myers has written Stunning Smiles : A Dental Guide to Improve the Way You Eat, Smile & Live as a guide to everything you need to know about dentistry, including: - how the smile can impact self-esteem, - what foods you should eat more of or avoid, and - how oral health is the gateway to whole-body health. The longer you put o proper care of your oral health, the more severe it will become down the road. Don't delay--find out which steps you need to take to get on the path to great health.
Автор: Smil, Vaclav Название: Energies ISBN: 026269235X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262692359 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 4232.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A lively and accessible survey of all the forms of energy that shape our world, from the sun to the human body, from bread to microchips.
Автор: Smil, Vaclav Название: How The World Really Works ISBN: 0593297067 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593297063 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Vaclav Smil is my favorite author.--Bill Gates An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible--a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a much-needed reality check--because before we can tackle problems effectively, we must understand the facts. In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for example, that globalization isn't inevitable--the foolishness of allowing 70 per cent of the world's rubber gloves to be made in just one factory became glaringly obvious in 2020--and that our societies have been steadily increasing their dependence on fossil fuels, such that any promises of decarbonization by 2050 are a fairy tale. For example, each greenhouse-grown supermarket-bought tomato has the equivalent of five tablespoons of diesel embedded in its production, and we have no way of producing steel, cement or plastics at required scales without huge carbon emissions. Ultimately, Smil answers the most profound question of our age: are we irrevocably doomed or is a brighter utopia ahead? Compelling, data-rich and revisionist, this wonderfully broad, interdisciplinary guide finds faults with both extremes. Looking at the world through this quantitative lens reveals hidden truths that change the way we see our past, present and uncertain future.
Автор: Smil, Vaclav Название: How The World Really Works ISBN: 0593297083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593297087 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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