3.A24 Freshman Seminar: The Engineering of Trees, Spring 2003
Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? Why can't trees grow taller than they are? Why is grass skinny and hollow? Why are some leaves full of holes? These are the types of questions Dr. Lorna Gibson's freshman seminar at MIT has been investigating. We invite you to explore with...
Main Author: | Gibson, Lorna J. |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
Format: | Learning Object |
Language: | en-US |
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2003
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36825 |
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