| Biomimicry: When Nature Inspires Amazing Inventions Contributor(s): Menu, Seraphine (Author), Walker, Emmanuelle (Illustrator), Waters, Alyson (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1644210185 ISBN-13: 9781644210185 Publisher: Triangle Square OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Discoveries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
| Dewey: 620 |
| LCCN: 2020009537 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.1" W x 11.8" (1.32 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nature did it first A beautiful and whimsically illustrated explanation of cool inventions like Velcro and scuba suits that were inspired by the natural world Discover how bats led to the development of radar, whales inspired the pacemaker, and the lotus flower may help us produce indestructible clothing. Biomimicry comes from the Greek bio (life) and mimesis (imitation). Here are various and amazing ways that nature inspires us to create cool inventions in science and medicine, clothing design, and architecture. From the fireflies that showed inventors how LEDs could give off more light to the burdock plant that inspired velcro to the high speed trains of Japan that take the form of a kingfisher's sleek, aerodynamic head, there are innumerable ways that we can create smarter, better, safer inventions by observing the natural world. Author Seraphine Menu and illustrator Emmanuelle Walker also gently explain that our extraordinary, diverse, and awe-inspiring world is like a carefully calibrated machine and its fragile balance must be treated with extreme care and respect. Go outside, they say, observe, compare, and maybe some day you'll be the next person to be struck by a great idea. |