《Prime Mover》是W.W. Norton & Co.出版的圖書，作者是Steven Vogel
基本介紹
- ISBN：9780393324631
- 作者：Steven Vogel
- 出版社：W.W. Norton & Co.
- 出版時間：2003年8月
- 頁數：384
- 定價：USD 15.95
- 裝幀：Paperback
內容簡介
Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, walk, run, or merely breathe, we are using muscle. Although muscles differ little in appearance and performance across the animal kingdom, they accomplish tasks as diverse as making flies fly, rattlesnakes rattle and squid flare out their tentacles. Steven Vogel is a leader in the burgeoning field of bioengineering, which is rapidly expla...(展開全部) Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, walk, run, or merely breathe, we are using muscle. Although muscles differ little in appearance and performance across the animal kingdom, they accomplish tasks as diverse as making flies fly, rattlesnakes rattle and squid flare out their tentacles. Steven Vogel is a leader in the burgeoning field of bioengineering, which is rapidly explaining the beauty and efficiency of nature. In this narrative he relates the story and science of nature's greatest engine.
