The Human Machine How the Body Works |
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| Author:
| Alexander, R. McNeill |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-08066-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1992 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $157.95 |
Book Description:
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As Alexander himself states, "This book views the human body and its movements as an engineer might view a structure or a machine." Drawing on timely research and original material, it is an accessible and very comprehensive examination of human movement, exploring the mechanical principles on which this movement -- from facial expressions to athletic activity -- is based. Alexander's easy-going, descriptive style describes the science of biomechanics so that it becomes both relevant...
More DescriptionAs Alexander himself states, "This book views the human body and its movements as an engineer might view a structure or a machine." Drawing on timely research and original material, it is an accessible and very comprehensive examination of human movement, exploring the mechanical principles on which this movement -- from facial expressions to athletic activity -- is based. Alexander's easy-going, descriptive style describes the science of biomechanics so that it becomes both relevant and intuitively reasonable.