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Bauen wie die Biene, Fliegen wie der Vogel: Wenn die Natur die Wissenschaft Inspiriert [Building like Bees, Flying like Birds: When Nature Inspires Science]

Popular Science Out of Print
By: Mat Fournier(Author), Yannick Fourié(Illustrator)
160 pages, colour illustrations
Bauen wie die Biene, Fliegen wie der Vogel: Wenn die Natur die Wissenschaft Inspiriert [Building like Bees, Flying like Birds: When Nature Inspires Science]
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  • Bauen wie die Biene, Fliegen wie der Vogel: Wenn die Natur die Wissenschaft Inspiriert [Building like Bees, Flying like Birds: When Nature Inspires Science] ISBN: 9783258079875 Hardback Sep 2016 Out of Print #230429
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Language: German

Fascinating images, a thrilling reading experience: When nature inspires science

What do corrugated iron, the first alarm, solar panels and the Japanese bullet train have in common? All four inventions have been inspired by nature. The development of the corrugated sheet goes back to observations on the scallop, the cricket served as a model for the first alarm, the technology of solar panels has been derived from the non-reflective eyes of flies, and the tip of the Japanese high-speed train has been copied from the kingfisher, that dives from the air into the water without problems.

This original, richly illustrated book tells how animals and plants have for centuries inspired inventors, engineers, architects and scientists. It explains how bionics has become a promising modern branch of research that gives hope for fascinating inventions and environmentally friendly technologies. Nature has many solutions to technical problems ready – all it takes is for curious people to take a closer look and discover them.

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Faszinierende Bilder, spannender Lesegenuss: Wenn die Natur die Wissenschaft inspiriert

Was haben Wellblech, der erste Wecker, Sonnenkollektoren und der japanische Hochgeschwindigkeitszug gemeinsam? Bei allen vier Erfindungen stand die Natur Pate. Die Entwicklung des Wellblechs geht auf die Beobachtung der Jakobsmuschel zurück, die Grille diente als Vorbild für den ersten Wecker, die Technologie der Sonnenkollektoren wurde von den entspiegelten Augen der Fliegen abgeleitet und die Spitze des japanischen Hochgeschwindigkeitszugs dem Eisvogel abgeguckt, der problemlos von der Luft ins Wasser abtaucht.

Dieses originelle, reich illustrierte Buch erzählt davon, wie Tiere und Pflanzen seit Jahrhunderten Erfinder, Ingenieure, Architekten und Wissenschaftler inspiriert haben. Es erklärt, wie die Bionik zu einem vielversprechenden modernen Forschungszweig wurde, der auf faszinierende Erfindungen und umweltfreundliche Technologien hoffen lässt. Die Natur hat viele Lösungen für technische Probleme bereit – wenn neugierige Menschen genauer hinsehen und sie entdecken.

 

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Popular Science Out of Print
By: Mat Fournier(Author), Yannick Fourié(Illustrator)
160 pages, colour illustrations
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