Wild Technology: Inventions Inspired by Nature

by Phil Gates

Discover how the world of nature uses the same technology that has been "invented" by humans in this book. Find out why crustaceans do not need penknives and how birds conquered the air long before the Wright Brothers.

80 pages, Hardcover

First published October 26, 1995

About the author

Dr Phil Gates lectures on biology at the University of Durham, UK, and regularly writes for BBC Wildlife. His other books for children on natural history include The Aliens Are Coming, The Amazing World of Plants and 365 Days of Nature and Discovery.