This manual provides comprehensive information for the Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle, a work by Steven Vogel. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, this book delves into the intricate science behind biological movement, exploring how muscles function across the animal kingdom to perform a vast array of tasks. It highlights the engineering principles and efficiency found in nature's most fundamental engine, offering insights into the relationship between form and performance in biological systems.
The purpose of this manual is to serve as a detailed resource for understanding the mechanics and physiology of muscle. It covers the scientific narrative and explanations presented by the author, making complex biological concepts accessible. This guide is intended for readers interested in bioengineering, anatomy, and the natural world, providing a thorough exploration of muscle function and its diverse applications in living organisms.
The story—and the science—of nature's greatest engine.
Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, throw a spear or a ball, 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 shoot their tentacles.
Our everyday activities turn on the performance of nature's main engine: we may breathe harder going uphill, but we put more strain on our muscles walking downhill. Those of us who are right-handed can tighten screws and jar lids more forcibly than we can loosen them. Here we're treated to the story of how form and performance make these things happen—how nature does her work.
Steven Vogel is a leader in the great new field of bioengineering, which is rapidly explaining the beauty and efficiency of nature. His talents as both scientist and writer shine in this masterful narrative of biological ingenuity, as he relates the story—and science—of nature's greatest engine.
Author: Vogel, Steven
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle
Pages: 00384 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2014-08-18
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780393324631
Category: Science : Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
The story—and the science—of nature's greatest engine.
Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, throw a spear or a ball, 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 shoot their tentacles.
Our everyday activities turn on the performance of nature's main engine: we may breathe harder going uphill, but we put more strain on our muscles walking downhill. Those of us who are right-handed can tighten screws and jar lids more forcibly than we can loosen them. Here we're treated to the story of how form and performance make these things happen—how nature does her work.
Steven Vogel is a leader in the great new field of bioengineering, which is rapidly explaining the beauty and efficiency of nature. His talents as both scientist and writer shine in this masterful narrative of biological ingenuity, as he relates the story—and science—of nature's greatest engine.
Author: Vogel, Steven
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle
Pages: 00384 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2014-08-18
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780393324631
Category: Science : Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
