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100 1 a| Bejan, Adrian,d| 1948-=| ^A184312;

245 10 a| Design in nature :b| how the constructal law governs evolution in biology, physics, technology, and social organization /c| Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| vii, 296 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index.;

505 0 a| The birth of flow -- The birth of design -- Animals on the move -- Witnessing evolution -- Seeing beyond the trees and the forest -- Why hierarchy reins -- The fast and long meets the slow and short -- The design of academia -- The golden ratio, vision, cognition, and culture -- The design of history.;

520 a| Reveals how recurring patterns in nature are accounted for by a single governing principle of physics, explaining how all designs in the world from biological life to inanimate systems evolve in a sequence of ever-improving designs that facilitate flow--c| Source other than Library of Congress.;

650 0 a| Pattern formation (Physical sciences)=| ^A430533;

700 1 a| Zane, J. Peder.=| ^A573625;

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Design in nature : how the constructal law governs evolution in biology, physics, technology, and social organization / Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane.

Author/creator	Bejan, Adrian, 1948-
Other author	Zane, J. Peder.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Doubleday, ©2012.
Description	vii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Pattern formation (Physical sciences)

Contents	The birth of flow -- The birth of design -- Animals on the move -- Witnessing evolution -- Seeing beyond the trees and the forest -- Why hierarchy reins -- The fast and long meets the slow and short -- The design of academia -- The golden ratio, vision, cognition, and culture -- The design of history.
Abstract	Reveals how recurring patterns in nature are accounted for by a single governing principle of physics, explaining how all designs in the world from biological life to inanimate systems evolve in a sequence of ever-improving designs that facilitate flow-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index.
LCCN	2011015398
ISBN	9780385534611 (hbk.)
ISBN	0385534612 (hbk.)

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