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Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People
Cats' Paws and Catapults Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People
Author: Steven Vogel
Which is more efficient, a 747 or a bird in flight? Which is stronger, a vine or a rope? Which is better designed, a lobster claw or a pair of pliers? Who builds better, nature or us? Human technology has taken a mere 10,000 years or so to develop; nature's selected designs--the look and function of animals and plants--are billions of years old....  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393046410
ISBN-10: 0393046419
Publication Date: 5/1998
Pages: 382
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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