9780473370503 - Design of Man von Duncan, J L (2 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wit and wisdom . . . and engineering. Engineers create models of natural processes in order to build the world we live in. Resonance, natural frequency, design, controls-no one understands the physical world like an engineer. But can engineering tell us anything about human nature In this short and witty book, author J L Duncan explores the analogues between human behaviour and physical processes. Do individuals have a natural frequency Can we be predicted and modified And if Tesla thought he could make a building fall down by pushing it at just at the right intervals, can subtly timed irritations make a human being go to pieces The quest is speculative, entertaining, and not at all meant to instruct-though it may accidentally do so, just a little.