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Biomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060533226
ISBN-139780060533229
eBay Product ID (ePID)2278990
Product Key Features
Book TitleBiomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Ecology, General, Ecology, Science & Technology
Publication Year2002
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJanine M. Benyus
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width4.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal600
SynopsisRepackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future., This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature's best ideas to solve our toughest 21st-century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature - taking advantage of evolution's 3.8 billion years of R&D since the first bacteria. Biomimics study nature's best ideas: photosynthesis, brain power, and shells - and adapt them for human use. They are revolutionising how we invent, compute, heal ourselves, harness energy, repair the environment, and feed the world. Science writer and lecturer Janine Benyus names and explains this phenomenon. She takes us into the lab and out in the field with cutting-edge researchers as they stir vats of proteins to unleash their computing power; analyse how electrons zipping around a leaf cell convert sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; study the hardy prairie as a model for low-maintenance agriculture; and more., School business officials (SBOs) must, in many respects, serve as all things to all people in their workplaces. Put another way, SBOs must be knowledgeable about a wide range of legal issues ranging from contracts to setting policy to state biding laws let alone constitutional matters involving the rights of students and teachers. Aware of the fact that issues involving the law are at the heart of many of a SBO's duties, the chapters in this edited book have been written by a diverse array of individuals with experience as educational leaders in schools and/ or who possess significant expertise in the School Law. In light of the need to keep SBOs up-to-date on many issues in the ever changing world of Education Law, this volume is divided into two parts. The first section deals with issues that primarily impact on the management of schools while the second deals with the rights of students and teachers. More specifically, each of the chapters is designed to examine a specific area about which SBOs need information. While no single book can ever hope to cover all of the myriad of legal topics that SBOs and other educational leaders must master in their professional lives, this book will serve as an up-to-date and ready source of information to help keep them abreast of the many changes in the ever evolving area of School Law., Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" ( New York Times Book Review ) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.
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- 27 Mar, 2020
Food For Thought.
A good trip through various forms of Biomimicry. Presented in an easy to read format. Most areas are easily understood with a little more brain matter needed to cover the Photosynthesis section. It is a little dated but is full of ideas and research, some of which should have been adopted by now. Further reading is needed to see how these projects have developed since 1998.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Jan, 2020
Should consider for your read list
Good read with interesting ideasVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Jan, 2025
good title
good reference on relating biology to technical innovation,Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Jan, 2017
Christmas Gift
Great xmas giftVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 May, 2024
Interesting book!
Interesting book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
