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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Staff Pick: Nature Got There First

Nature Got There First:  Inventions Inspired by Nature, by Phil Gates.   If engineering challenges and the cleverness of mechanical inventions are something that interest you, this is your book.  So many of the mechanical inventions we take for granted were things simply modeled on designs and inventions of nature.  See how building design mirrors bone structure, pincers and tweezers were inspired by the jaws and appendages of insects, and your running shoes take a few tips from the feet of the cheetah.

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