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Title Flippers & fins / Tessa Miller.

Publication Info.	Fremont, California: Full Tilt Press, [2019]
	©2019

Location		Call No.	Status
GDL Chevy Chase Library Children's Non-fiction		j 600 MIL	Available

Description	48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Series	Animal tech
	Miller, Tessa. Animal tech.
Note	"Technology inspired by animals"--Cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Summary	Readers will learn about six life-changing pieces of technology that have come from the study of underwater animals--from squid inspired computer parts to tsunami sensors modeled after dolphin calls. Includes glossary.
Contents	Introduction -- Fish & galleons -- Squid & electrical circuits -- Whales & wind turbine -- Sharks & swimsuits -- Dolphins & tsunami sensors -- Cephalopods & camouflage -- Conclusion.
Subject	Technology -- Juvenile literature.
	Galleons -- Juvenile literature.
	Trigger circuits -- Juvenile literature.
	Bathing suits -- Juvenile literature.
	Animals -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
	Fins (Anatomy) -- Juvenile literature.
	Flippers (Anatomy) -- Juvenile literature.
	Biotechnology -- Juvenile literature.
	Wind turbines -- Juvenile literature.
	Biomimicry -- Juvenile literature.
	Biomimetics -- Juvenile literature.
Added Title	Flippers and fins
Spine Title	Animal tech. Flippers & fins
ISBN	9781629207377 (library binding)
	1629207373 (library binding)