Design in Nature : How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations

Design in Nature : How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations

Design in Nature : How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations by J Peder Zane

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Author: J Peder Zane
Number of Pages: 304 pages
Published Date: 08 Jan 2013
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780307744340
File Name: Design.in.Nature.How.the.Constructal.Law.Governs.Evolution.in.Biology,.Physics,.Technology,.and.Social.Organizations.pdf
Download Link: Design in Nature How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations
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In this groundbreaking book, Adrian Bejan takes the recurring patterns in nature--trees, tributaries, air passages, neural networks, and lightning bolts--and reveals how a single principle of physics, the constructal law, accounts for the evolution of these and many other designs in our world. Everything--from biological life to inanimate systems--generates shape and structure and evolves in a sequence of ever-improving designs in order to facilitate flow. River basins, cardiovascular systems, and bolts of lightning are very efficient flow systems to move a current--of water, blood, or electricity. Likewise, the more complex architecture of animals evolve to cover greater distance per unit of useful energy, or increase their flow across the land. Such designs also appear in human organizations, like the hierarchical "flowcharts" or reporting structures in corporations and political bodies. All are governed by the same principle, known as the constructal law, and configure and reconfigure themselves over time to flow more efficiently. Written in an easy style that achieves clarity without sacrificing complexity, "Design in Nature" is a paradigm-shifting book that will fundamentally transform our understanding of the world around us.

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