From Insect Wings to Flying Robots

by Toney Allman

Overview

Biomimicry, or more specifically, how scientists and inventors have tried to imitate something in nature in an effort to create better, stronger, safer tools, and processes for everyday life, is the subject of this book. Since the first human looked at a bird and wondered, we have an insatiable desire to fly. While several attempts to build 'wings' that will allow a human to flap and fly have failed, several innovations have benefited from the analysis of winged movement. Readers will see how flying robots were created by borrowing science from birds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737734881
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/09/2006
Series:	Imitating Nature Series
Edition description:	Library Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.28(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years