Placeholder text

Go to cart

Design in Nature

By Zane, J. Peder

Product Image: Design in Nature

Design in Nature

Only 1 item left in stock
Description
In this groundbreaking book, Adrian Bejan takes the recurring patterns in nature-trees, tributaries, air passages, neural networks, and lightning bolts-and reveals how a single principle of physics, the constructal law, accounts for the evolution of these and many other designs in our world. Everything-from biological life to inanimate systems-generates shape and structure and evolves in a sequence of ever-improving designs in order to facilitate flow. River basins, cardiovascular systems, and bolts of lightning are very efficient flow systems to move a current-of water, blood, or electricity. Likewise, the more complex architecture of animals evolve to cover greater distance per unit of useful energy, or increase their flow across the land. Such designs also appear in human organizations, like the hierarchical "flowcharts" or reporting structures in corporations and political bodies. All are governed by the same principle, known as the constructal law, and configure and reconfigure themselves over time to flow more efficiently. Written in an easy style that achieves clarity without sacrificing complexity, Design in Nature is a paradigm-shifting book that will fundamentally transform our understanding of the world around us.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2013-01-08
Publication Date:
2013-01-08
Publisher:
Random House LLC US
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0307744345
ISBN13:
9780307744340
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
286 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
20 cm

Condition

Show more

Show less
Good
The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
Available immediately
€10,99

Incl. VAT, plus shipping costs

PayPal
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Only 1 item left in stock

Verified second-hand article

Verified second-hand item

Free shipping from 19€

€10,99