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Title: Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature
Note: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature" by J. G. Wood is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the profound connections between natural phenomena and human inventions, arguing that many technological advancements have their origins in nature's designs. Wood's perspective emphasizes that through observation and study of nature's prototypes, humans can create more effective tools, structures, and systems. The opening of this book introduces its central thesis: that nearly every human invention has a counterpart in the natural world. Wood begins by contrasting poetry and science, using the example of the Paper Nautilus to illustrate how poetry has historically romanticized natural entities that are merely imaginative. He then shifts focus to the example of the Velella, a marine organism that functions like a sailboat, highlighting how nature provides not only inspiration but also physical analogs for human technology, such as boats and propulsion systems. Wood furthers this idea by connecting other biological forms, like the Water-snail and Gnat, to their invented counterparts, establishing a framework for the chapters that follow, which will explore various inventions inspired by natural phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
EBook No.: 53300
Published: Oct 17, 2016
Downloads: 112
Language: English
Subject: Natural history
Subject: Inventions
LoCC: Science
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature
Note: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature" by J. G. Wood is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the profound connections between natural phenomena and human inventions, arguing that many technological advancements have their origins in nature's designs. Wood's perspective emphasizes that through observation and study of nature's prototypes, humans can create more effective tools, structures, and systems. The opening of this book introduces its central thesis: that nearly every human invention has a counterpart in the natural world. Wood begins by contrasting poetry and science, using the example of the Paper Nautilus to illustrate how poetry has historically romanticized natural entities that are merely imaginative. He then shifts focus to the example of the Velella, a marine organism that functions like a sailboat, highlighting how nature provides not only inspiration but also physical analogs for human technology, such as boats and propulsion systems. Wood furthers this idea by connecting other biological forms, like the Water-snail and Gnat, to their invented counterparts, establishing a framework for the chapters that follow, which will explore various inventions inspired by natural phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
EBook No.: 53300
Published: Oct 17, 2016
Downloads: 112
Language: English
Subject: Natural history
Subject: Inventions
LoCC: Science
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.