Robert Fogel - In most, if not quite all, parts of the world, the size, shape and longevity of the h...

Robert Fogel Zitate

In most, if not quite all, parts of the world, the size, shape and longevity of the human body have changed more substantially, and much more rapidly, during the past three centuries than over many previous millennia.

Robert Fogel

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Deutsche Übersetzung

In den meisten, wenn nicht in allen Teilen der Welt haben sich Größe, Form und Lebensdauer des menschlichen Körpers in den letzten drei Jahrhunderten wesentlich und viel schneller verändert als in vielen vergangenen Jahrtausenden.

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