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020			_a9780511624261 (ebook)
020			_z9780521465038 (hardback)
020			_z9780521469111 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aTA174 _b.F75 1994
082	0	0	_a620/.0042 _220
100	1		_aFrench, M. J., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aInvention and evolution : _bdesign in nature and engineering / _cMichael French.
246	3		_aInvention & Evolution
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1994.
300			_a1 online resource (xx, 367 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aEngineering design.
650		0	_aStructural design.
650		0	_aNature (Aesthetics)
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521465038
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511624261
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