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ISBN10: 039332463X, ISBN13: 9780393324631, [publisher: W. W. Norton & Company] Softcover The story-and the science-of nature s greatest engine.&Uumlber den AutorSteven Vogel (1940-2015) was James B. Duke Professor of Biology at Duke University. He was a prolific author of popular works on the intersecti.
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W W Norton & Co Inc, Date: 2003. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 384 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. 2003. W W Norton & Co Inc ISBN 039332463X 9780393324631 [GB]

ISBN10: 039332463X, ISBN13: 9780393324631, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Softcover Paperback. Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, throw a spear or a ball, walk, run, or merely breathe, we are using muscle. Although muscles differ little in appearance and performance across the animal kingdom, they accomplish tasks as diverse as making flies fly, rattlesnakes rattle, and squid shoot their tentacles.Our everyday activities turn on the performance of nature's main engine: we may breathe harder going uphill, but we put more strain on our muscles walking downhill. Those of us who are right-handed can tighten screws and jar lids more forcibly than we can loosen them. Here we're treated to the story of how form and performance make these things happenhow nature does her work.Steven Vogel is a leader in the great new field of bioengineering, which is rapidly explaining the beauty and efficiency of nature. His talents as both scientist and writer shine in this masterful narrative of biological ingenuity, as he relates the storyand scienceof nature's greatest engine. The storyand the scienceof nature's greatest engine. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 039332463X, ISBN13: 9780393324631, [publisher: W. W. Norton & Company] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, throw a spear or a ball, walk, run, or merely breathe, we are using muscle. Although muscles differ little in appearance and performance across the animal kingdom, they accomplish tasks as diverse as making flies fly, rattlesnakes rattle, and squid shoot their tentacles.Our everyday activities turn on the performance of nature's main engine: we may breathe harder going uphill, but we put more strain on our muscles walking downhill. Those of us who are right-handed can tighten screws and jar lids more forcibly than we can loosen them. Here we're treated to the story of how form and performance make these things happen-how nature does her work.Steven Vogel is a leader in the great new field of bioengineering, which is rapidly explaining the beauty and efficiency of nature. His talents as both scientist and writer shine in this masterful narrative of biological ingenuity, as he relates the story-and science-of nature's greatest engine.
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W. W. Norton & Company, Date: 2003-08-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2003. W. W. Norton & Company ISBN 039332463X 9780393324631 [US]