Growth

A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK The Energy and Civilization author offers “an epic, multidisciplinary analysis of growth” in nature and society—from tiny organisms to empires ( Guardian ). Features 178 illustrations and fascinating insights on energy innovations throughout world history.   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 b