Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Benyus, Janine M Earth Science Good

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Binding
Paperback
Product Group
Book
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Weight
1 lbs
IsTextBook
Yes
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Literary Movement
Naturalism
Era
2010s
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780060533229
Book Title
Biomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Janine M. Benyus
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, General, Ecology, Science & Technology
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Item Width
4.4 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060533226
ISBN-13
9780060533229
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2278990

Product Key Features

Book Title
Biomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, General, Ecology, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Janine M. Benyus
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
4.4 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
600
Synopsis
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., 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., 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., 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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  • by erbc
    Mar 27, 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: NewSold by: zoom-dealz

  • by javoid
    Jan 22, 2020

    Should consider for your read list

    Good read with interesting ideas

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: mega-buzz

  • by rodabel_0
    Jan 13, 2025

    good title

    good reference on relating biology to technical innovation,

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by capenzone49
    Jan 25, 2017

    Christmas Gift

    Great xmas gift

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: bargainbookstores

  • by hvacrmaner70
    May 15, 2024

    Interesting book!

    Interesting book!

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