Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Gecko's FootCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: Bio-inspiration: Engineering New Materials from NatureISBN-10: 0393337979EAN: 9780393337976ISBN: 9780393337976Publisher: WW Norton & CoRelease Date: 05/17/2006Description: "Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." When Frank Lloyd Wright said this, he probably wasn't envisioning self-cleaning surfaces, the photonic crystal, or Velcro. But nature has indeed yielded such inventions for those scientists and engineers who heeded the architect's words. The cutting-edge science of bio-inspiration gives way to architectural and product designs that mimic intricate mechanisms found in nature. In Peter Forbes's engaging book we discover that the spiny fruits of the cocklebur inspired the hook-and-loop fastener known as Velcro; unfolding leaves, insect wings, and space solar panels share similar origami folding patterns; the self-cleaning leaves of the sacred lotus plant have spawned a new industry of self-cleaning surfaces; and cantilever bridges have much in common with bison spines. As we continue to study nature, bio-inspiration will transform our lives and force us to look at the world in a new way.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmAuthor: Peter ForbesGenre: Technology & EngineeringTopic: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Gecko's Foot
Title: The Gecko's Foot
Subtitle: Bio-inspiration: Engineering New Materials from Nature
ISBN-10: 0393337979
EAN: 9780393337976
ISBN: 9780393337976
Release Date: 05/17/2006
Release Year: 2006
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Gecko's Foot : Bio-Inspiration: Engineering New Materials from Nature
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2006
Topic: Industrial Design / Product, Life Sciences / Biophysics, Inventions
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Peter Forbes
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
