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

by Steven Vogel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022638103X
• ISBN13: 9780226381039
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"