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Biomimicry
- Title
- Biomimicry / written by Dora Lee ; illustrated by Margot Thompson.
- Author
- Lee, Dora, 1968-
- Publication
- Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFG 12-339 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Mezzanine |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Thompson, Margot, 1965-
- Description
- 40 p. : col. ill.; 31 cm.
- Summary
- Contains descriptions of technological innovations inspired by things found in the natural world.
- Alternative Title
- Inventions inspired by nature.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Learning from Mother Nature -- Nature thought of it first -- Why should we copy nature? -- Shaped for survival -- Smart structures -- Magic materials -- Creative communications -- Medical marvels -- On the move -- Designs that work -- Pollution-free power -- Dealing with the tough stuff -- Computing, nature's way -- Machines that move like animals ... -- ... and think like humans -- Nature's nanotechnology -- Sustaining our future -- Nature, the teacher.
- Call Number
- JFG 12-339
- ISBN
- 9781554534678
- 1554534674
- OCLC
- 695980794
- Author
- Lee, Dora, 1968-
- Title
- Biomimicry / written by Dora Lee ; illustrated by Margot Thompson.
- Imprint
- Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2011.
- Added Author
- Thompson, Margot, 1965-
- Research Call Number
- JFG 12-339