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Cats' Paws And Catapults: Mechanical Worlds Of Nature And People

Explores the differences in the mechanical workings of nature and technology and attempts to determine whether the designs of nature, such as the functions of animals; or the designs of man, such as the functions of cars; should be viewed as superior.

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