Cats’ Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People

Cats’ Paws and Catapults

Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People

1998 • 388 pages

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Explores the differences in the mechanical workings of nature and technology and attempts to determine whether the designs of nature, such as the functions of animals; or the designs of man, such as the functions of cars; should be viewed as superior.

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Fantastic read, It started off a little slow but got good.
I especially liked the conclusions and comparisons in the final chapter.

November 12, 2014