Speed How It Explains The World - Vaclav Smil

there Is No Author Whose Books I Look Forward To More' Bill Gates There Is Perhaps No Other Academic Who Paints Pictures With Numbers Like Smil Guardian Explore How Speed Influences Every Aspect Of Life On Earth, From The Slow Grind Of Geological Processes And The Fleeting Lifespans Of Organisms To The Astonishing Speed Of Light And The Remarkable Adaptations Of Creatures Like The Swift Antelope And The Soaring Albatross. In This Ambitious And Wide-ranging Ideas Book, Internationally Bestselling Author Vaclav Smil Uncovers The Intricate Connections Between Speed, Nature, And Human Innovation. With Counterintuitive Insights, Such As How Erosion Actually Accelerates Mountain Growth, Smil Challenges Long-held Myths.