Why the Wheel Is Round: Muscles, Technology, and How We Make Things Move

Cover Art for 9780226599687, Why the Wheel Is Round: Muscles, Technology, and How We Make Things Move by Vogel, Steven
ISBN: 9780226599687
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 6 October, 2018
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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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 dev

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