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The Sand Dollar and the Slide Rule by Delta Willis (1996, Paperback) 
The Sand Dollar and the Slide Rule by Delta Willis (1996, Paperback)
Author: Delta Willis
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Publication Date: 1996-07-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0201488310
ISBN-13: 9780201488319
Product ID: EPID47320
Description: This book focuses on a modern group of biologists, designers, architects, and others, who, by studying the natural world, hope to appropriate the works of God. The author includes a broad historical sample ranging from the ancient Greeks...
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Synopsis
This book focuses on a modern group of biologists, designers, architects, and others, who, by studying the natural world, hope to appropriate the works of God. The author includes a broad historical sample ranging from the ancient Greeks through Darwin and Fuller and into the current theories of chaos, complexity, and flux.

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Publication Date:1996-07-01

Size
Height:9.3 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:12.8 oz

Publisher's Note
In The Sand Dollar and the Slide Rule, Delta Willis explores the relationship between natural forms and human engineering and the beauty, economy, and efficiency in the way birds fly, fish swim, and trees grow. She then applies this knowledge to design, and how humans can adapt such natural blueprints for everything from ultra-light aircraft to massive skyscrapers.

Industry Reviews
"A cornucopia of themes gathered in a thought-provoking container and knitted together with warm and friendly prose. A fascinating and uncategorizable book that will delight readers who like being aware of the natural world and its human-made permutations."
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