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Why the Wheel Is Round

Hardcover • 2016 • English

Why the Wheel Is Round

By Steven Vogel

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About the book

There is no part of our bodies that fully rotates--be it a wrist or ankle or arm in a shoulder socket, we are made to twist only so far. And yet there is no more fundamental human invention than the wheel--a rotational mechanism that accomplishes what our physical form cannot. Throughout history, humans have developed technologies powered by human strength, complementing the physical abilities we have while overcoming our weaknesses. Providing a unique history of the wheel and other rotational d...Show more

History of engineering and technology

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ISBN

9780226381039

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Why the Wheel Is Round

Format

Hardcover

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