An Inventor in the Garden of Eden
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' ... a very personal book, unclassifiable, unscholarly, but unfailingly interesting.' Times Higher Education Supplement
Book Description
We oftentimes think that human inventions are an improvement on nature. In fact, many of humankind's most clever inventions have been anticipated by nature. In this book, Professor Laithwaite takes a new look at the natural world from an engineer's point of view. He questions conventional science in such fundamental topics as logic, habit, memory, simplicity, experience, absolute size, wisdom, and civilization. On the way to arriving at his conclusions, Dr. Laithwaite crosses the boundaries of engineering, biology, religion, economics, and cosmology. Filled with truly fascinating anecdotes and examples, this thought-provoking book will have special appeal to the general reader with an inquiring mind.
An Inventor In The Garden Of Eden,Eric Laithwaite,Cambridge University Press,0521441064,(Eric Roberts),Biography,Faithwaite, E. R.,Great Britain,History,Inventions,Inventors,Laithwaite, E. R,Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Social Aspects,Technology & Industrial Arts,Laithwaite, E. R.--(Eric Roberts),NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS,Popular science,Science / Biology,Science-History,Science-Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology,Technology / Social Aspects
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