{"product_id":"invention-and-evolution-design-in-nature-and-engineering-paperback-9780521469111","title":"Invention and Evolution; Design in Nature and Engineering (Paperback) 9780521469111","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInvention and Evolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDesign in Nature and Engineering\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn extensively revised introduction for engineering students to design for function.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael French (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521469111, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 September 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e388 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.9 x 17.5 x 2 cm, 0.802 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the first edition: 'Indeed it deserves the same wide audience as J. E. Gordon's brilliant popular classic: The Science of Strong Materials and Structures. It deals largely with different aspects of design but it resembles them in its clarity, wisdom, humour, and in its astonishing range of examples.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis textbook for engineering students provides an introduction to design for function, using many examples of manufactured artefacts and living organisms to demonstrate common themes and fundamental principles. Examples forcefully illustrate the importance of the basic design principles related to materials, energy and information. The author also discusses the relation of aesthetic and functional design, the crucial relation of design to production in artefacts, and reproduction in organisms. The book concludes with a brief summary of the role and requirements of designers and inventors. This second edition has been extensively revised, with more examples and a new chapter with actual design case studies to illustrate key ideas. In addition, many exercises have been added to help reinforce important points in the text.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the first edition\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. The designed world\u003cbr\u003e 2. Energy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Materials\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Structures\u003cbr\u003e 6. Systems\u003cbr\u003e 7. The practice, principles and philosophy of design\u003cbr\u003e 8. Economy, form and beauty\u003cbr\u003e 9. Production, reproduction, evolution and design\u003cbr\u003e 10. Designing and inventing\u003cbr\u003e 11. Some case studies\u003cbr\u003e Questions\u003cbr\u003e Answers\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Engineering: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Engineering: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Engineering:%20general%20%5BTBC%5D%22\"\u003eTBC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001450221848,"sku":"9780521469111","price":48.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521469111i_c50a8afe-65bc-4173-80a5-06b7033e18c3.jpg?v=1691382597","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/invention-and-evolution-design-in-nature-and-engineering-paperback-9780521469111","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}