We oftentimes think that human inventions are an improvement on nature. In fact, many of humankind's most clever inventions have been anticipated by nature. In this book, Professor Laithwaite takes a new look at the natural world from an engineer's point of view. He questions conventional science in such fundamental topics as logic, habit, memory, simplicity, experience, absolute size, wisdom, and civilization. On the way to arriving at his conclusions, Dr. Laithwaite crosses the boundaries of engineering, biology, religion, economics, and cosmology. Filled with truly fascinating anecdotes and examples, this thought-provoking book will have special appeal to the general reader with an inquiring mind.

An Inventor in the Garden of Eden

Science & Math

Laithwaite, Eric

Biological Sciences

Cambridge University Press

Illustrates the natural purposes and principles of the forms and appearances of the world and shows how engineers have copied and adapted these forms for mechanical and technological uses

Shape: The Purpose of Forms (Science at Work)

Children's Books

Franklin Watts

Discusses such aspects of size as scale, relative size, size ranges, growth, and measuring in numbers.

Size: The Measure of Things (Science at Work)

Using Materials (Science at Work)

Examines the wide range of materials used today in space technology, in aviation, in electronics, in industry, and in the home

Provides illustrations of and basic information on nearly every recognized family of Lepidoptera and selected species representing every major geographical area of the world

The Dictionary of Butterflies and Moths in Color

Watson, Allan

Simon&Schuster

Invitation to Engineering (Invitation Series)

Technology

Blackwell Pub.

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