Freedom And Evolution: Hierarchy In Nature, Society And Science

Description

The book begins with familiar designs found all around and inside us (such as the ‘trees’ of river basins, human lungs, blood and city traffic). It then shows how all flow systems are driven by power from natural engines everywhere, and how they are endlessly shaped because of freedom. Finally, Professor Bejan explains how people, like everything else that moves on earth, are driven by power derived from our “engines” that consume fuel and food, and that our movement dissipates the power completely and changes constantly for greater access, economies of scale, efficiency, innovation and life. Written for wide audiences of all ages, including readers interested in science, patterns in nature, similarity and non-uniformity, history and the future, and those just interested in having fun with ideas, the book shows how many “design change” concepts acquire a solid scientific footing and how they exist with the evolution of nature, society, technology and science. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Nature and Power (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 1-12 Economies of Scale (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 13-20 Hierarchy (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 21-35 Inequality (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 37-52 Social Organization and Innovation (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 53-64 Complexity (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 65-80 Discipline (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 81-93 Diversity (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 95-108 Evolution (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 109-121 Diminishing Returns (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 123-134 Science and Freedom (Adrian Bejan)....Pages 135-145 Back Matter ....Pages 147-151