Life's Devices : The Physical World of Animals and Plants /

This entertaining and informative book describes how living things bump up against non-biological reality. "My immodest aim," says the author, "is to change how you view your immediate surroundings." He asks us to wonder about the design of plants and animals around us: why a fis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vogel, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Biomechanics.
Biophysics.
Biophysics
Biomechanical Phenomena
Dendraster.
Dineutes.
Halobates.
Halosaccion.
Hydra.
Luna.
Macronema.
Metridium.
Mimosa.
Nereocystis.
Pilobolus.
Potamodytes.
Quetelet.
Velcro.
abductin;Halosaccion;albumin;airfoils;Antheraea;Argyronetes;Ascaris;axonal transport;bending;Bombyx.
capillary.
centroid.
continuity.
creeks.
cyclosis.
detergent.
echinoderms.
fabrics.
fiberglass.
foraminifera.
frameworks.
gait.
jellyfish.
kneecap.
oak tree.
Biophysique.
Biomécanique.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.
Antheraea.
Argyronetes.
Ascaris.
Bombyx.
abductin.
airfoils.
albumin.
axonal transport.
bending.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Constraints and opportunities
  • 2. A variety of variables
  • 3. Size and Shape
  • 4. Dimensions, gradients, and summations
  • 5. Gases and liquids
  • 6. Viscosity and flow
  • 7. Pressure and flow
  • 8. Diffusion versus convection
  • 9. A matter of materials
  • 10. A matter of materials
  • 11. Insinuations about curves
  • 12. Systems of support
  • 13. The mechanics of motility
  • 14. Staying put and getting away
  • 15. Energy and afterthoughts
  • Appendix 1. Notes on numbers
  • Appendix 2. Problems and demonstrations
  • List of symbols
  • References and index of citations
  • Subject Index

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