Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil

Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

Vaclav Smil

664 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction economics history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 o...

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