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with engineers, Professor Gordon is a godsend
Hs The New Science of Srong Mtenats made plain the
secreta cfratorsls scence, 274 now with thi volume he
‘expla the importance and properties o cifleret
Structures i away which wil apyeal ty everyone:
Foginsars wil feos inelerstand why the Creeks tank
‘the wheels off ther charts at right, or why we get
Lunbaigo why birds nave feathers ard how much cance:
‘5 rwohad indressmakng as wellas the strength of
bridges, boats and 20 oplanes. Professor Gorcon
explains al these thrgs, showing how vre néed tobe
strorg and to support various acs has nfuenced the
‘development of al sors of creatures and devices ~
relying ran For ts book fsabeut modern views: on
the siructialelemert in nature technology and everyday
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STRUCTURES
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