From termite den to office building / by Nel Yomtov.
Material type: TextSeries: 21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from naturePublisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Cherry Lake Publishing, 2014Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1624317553 (lib. bdg.)
- 1624317618 (pbk.)
- 9781624317552 (lib. bdg.)
- 9781624317613 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 720 Y54 | Available | 33111007538768 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Modern comforts -- Nature's master builders -- How it's done -- Looking ahead -- A building dream team -- Glossary.
Combining both historical and scientific views, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design.
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