عنوان

Why the wheel is round :

شابک

022638103X

شابک

9780226381039

شابک اشتباه

9780226381176

عنوان اصلي

Why the wheel is round :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

muscles, technology, and how we make things move /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Steven Vogel.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Chicago :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

The University of Chicago Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2016.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xi, 327 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327).

متن يادداشت

Circling Bodies -- Wheels and Wagons -- Turning Points--and Pots -- Going in Circles -- Or Being Encircled -- Grabbing Again and Again -- Turning and Unturning -- The True Crank -- Spinning Fibers -- A Few More Turns -- Rolling Back Rotation.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"There is no part of our bodies that fully rotates--be it a wrist or ankle or arm in a shoulder socket, we are made to twist only so far. And yet there is no more fundamental human invention than the wheel--a rotational mechanism that accomplishes what our physical form cannot. Throughout history, humans have developed technologies powered by human strength, complementing the physical abilities we have while overcoming our weaknesses. Providing a unique history of the wheel and other rotational devices--like cranks, cranes, carts, and capstans--Why the Wheel Is Round examines the contraptions and tricks we have devised in order to more efficiently move--and move through--the physical world. Steven Vogel combines his engineering expertise with his remarkable curiosity about how things work to explore how wheels and other mechanisms were, until very recently, powered by the push and pull of the muscles and skeletal systems of humans and other animals. Why the Wheel Is Round explores all manner of treadwheels, hand-spikes, gears, and more, as well as how these technologies diversified into such things as hand-held drills and hurdy-gurdies. Surprisingly, a number of these devices can be built out of everyday components and materials, and Vogel's accessible and expansive book includes instructions and models so that inspired readers can even attempt to make their own muscle-powered technologies, like trebuchets and ballista. Appealing to anyone fascinated by the history of mechanics and technology as well as to hobbyists with home workshops, Why the Wheel Is Round offers a captivating exploration of our common technological heritage based on the simple concept of rotation. From our leg muscles powering the gears of a bicycle to our hands manipulating a mouse on a roller ball, it will be impossible to overlook the amazing feats of innovation behind our daily devices."--Jacket.

متن يادداشت

Wheels and other mechanisms were, until very recently, powered by the push and pull of the muscles and skeletal systems of humans and other animals. Providing a unique history of the wheel and other rotational devices-- like cranks, cranes, carts, and capstans-- Vogel examines the contraptions and tricks we have devised in order to more efficiently move-- and move through-- the physical world. In doing so, he offers a captivating exploration of our common technological heritage based on the simple concept of rotation.

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

Univ of Chicago Pr, Attn: John Kessler 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628, (773)5681550

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

9780226381176

موضوع مستند نشده

Biomechanics.

موضوع مستند نشده

Rotational motion.

موضوع مستند نشده

Biomechanical Phenomena.

موضوع مستند نشده

Rotation.

موضوع مستند نشده

Biomechanics.

موضوع مستند نشده

Biomechanik

موضوع مستند نشده

Drehung

موضوع مستند نشده

Rotational motion.

موضوع مستند نشده

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.

موضوع مستند نشده

SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology.

موضوع مستند نشده

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Evolution.

موضوع مستند نشده

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Human Anatomy & Physiology.

موضوع مستند نشده

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General.

موضوع مستند نشده

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING.

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رده

شماره رده

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Vogel, Steven,1940-2015

تاريخ عمليات

20200822102241.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y