Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People
by Steven Vogel
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0393046419 | 382 pages | DJVU | 4.31 MB
by Steven Vogel
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0393046419 | 382 pages | DJVU | 4.31 MB
Nature often comes up with simpler solutions to engineering problems than do human engineers. Does that mean that nature's technology is superior? Arguing that nature can be improved upon, Vogel's comparison of biological and human-made technologies shows how and why.
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