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Author: E. W. Udo Küppers
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022-10-26
Total Pages: 523
ISBN-13: 3658380993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume focuses on practical applications of the principles that can be transferred from nature to our design space. It is thereby supported by the regulation and control systems as described by the science of cybernetics.
Author: Marc Lange
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-07-09
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 019974503X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the "lawmakers": the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, which is grounded in primitive subjunctive facts, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.
Author: George M. Hall
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 451
ISBN-13: 1489960201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt large, the miracle of life on earth, or our own thought processes as we contemplate and unlock the mysteries around us. This evocative perspective on nature offers food for thought to general readers and scientists alike by illuminating the ingenious patterns that influence the course of humanity and the universe.
Author: George M. Hall
Publisher:
Published: 2014-01-15
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781489960214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alfred North Whitehead
Publisher:
Published: 1919
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge by Alfred North Whitehead, first published in 1919, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Author: Elihu Palmer
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Published: 1823
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ISBN-13: 9780404592868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrew Jackson Davis
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: 2005-12
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781425372293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author: Maggie Macnab
Publisher: New Riders
Published: 2011-09-22
Total Pages: 683
ISBN-13: 0132622416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Design by Nature: Using Universal Forms and Principles in Design, author Maggie Macnab takes you on an intimate and eclectic journey examining the unending versatility of nature, showing how to uncover nature’s ingenuity and use it to create beautiful and compelling designed communications. Written for designers and creative thinkers of all types, this book will guide you through a series of unexpected a-ha! moments that describe relationships among nature, art, science, technology, and design. Through explanation and example, you will learn about natural processes, consisting of everyday patterns and shapes that are often taken for granted, but that can be used effectively in visual messaging. Explore the principles all human beings intuitively use to understand the world and learn to incorporate nature’s patterns and shapes into your work for more meaningful design. By recognizing and appreciating a broad range of relationships, you can create more aesthetic and effective design, building communications that encompass the universal experience of being part of nature, and that are relevant to a worldwide audience. Teaches how to understand and integrate the essential processes of nature’s patterns and shapes in design Includes key concepts, learning objectives, definitions, and exercises to help you put what you learn into practice Features a foreword by Debbie Millman and reviews and discussions of practice and process by some of the world’s leading designers, including Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, and Ellen Lupton Includes profiles of street artist Banksy, creative director and author Kenya Hara, and typographical designer Erik Spiekermann
Author: Richard Rorty
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780631128380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Janine M. Benyus
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-08-11
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 0061958921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRepackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.
