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Adrian Bejan

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Adrian Bejan (MIT, 1971, 1972, 1975) is an American professor and discoverer of the constructal law of design evolution in nature. He is J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor at Duke University. He published more than 620 articles, 29 books and is in top 100 of most cited engineers in the world. He is a member of the Academy of Europe, and received 18 honorary doctorates from universities in 11 countries.

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	Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization by Adrian Bejan (Goodreads Author), J. Peder Zane 3.58 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Physics of Life: The Evolution of Everything 3.26 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Convection Heat Transfer 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1984 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom and Evolution: Hierarchy in Nature, Society and Science 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1988 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Design with Constructal Theory by Adrian Bejan (Goodreads Author), Sylvie Laurent 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heat Transfer 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thermal Design and Optimization by Adrian Bejan (Goodreads Author), George Tsatsaronis, Michael J. Moran 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entropy Generation Minimization (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shape and Structure, from Engineering to Nature 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Adrian Bejan | Take notes by hand !, from Thermodynamics

In this video, taking notes by hand is recommended because it is how you learn. Stay away from flipping slides on the screen, since that technique is easy for the presenter and of zero value to the receiver. And remember that learning comes from your own handwriting and from teaching yourself by taking your own notes and cramming long at night before an exam is called stupid, like deflating your o

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“For a finite-size flow system to persist in time (to live), its configuration must evolve in such a way that provides easier access to the currents that flow through it.”
― Adrian Bejan, Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization

tags: constructal-law, evolution, thermodynamics, universal-darwinism

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Time and Beauty: Why Time Flies And Beauty Never Dies, Adrian Bejan”
― Adrian Bejan

tags: time-flies

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