Biomimicry : innovation inspired by nature / Janine M. Benyus.

Author
Benyus, Janine M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Perennial, 2002, ©1997.
Description
308 pages ; 21 cm

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    Summary note
    Introduces some of the men and women who are working in the field of biomimicry--a science that studies nature's models and then imitates them to solve human problems--and considers the implications of such studies for the future of mankind.
    Notes
    Originally published by William Morrow in 1997 ; First Quill edition published 1998 ; reissued in Perennial 2002.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-300) and index.
    Contents
    • Echoing nature : why biomimicry now?
    • How will we feed ourselves? : farming to fit the land : growing food like a prairie
    • How will we harness energy? : light into life : gathering energy like a leaf
    • How will we make things? : fitting form to function : weaving fibers like a spider
    • How will we heal ourselves? : experts in our midst : finding cures like a chimp
    • How will we store what we learn? : dances with molecules : computing like a cell
    • How will we conduct business? : closing the loops in commerce : running a business like a redwood forest
    • Where will we go from here? : may wonders never cease : toward a biomimetic future.
    ISBN
    • 0060533226 ((pbk.))
    • 9780060533229 ((pbk.))
    OCLC
    51226447
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