Discovery of Design: Searching Out the Creator's Secrets

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From the frontiers of scientific discovery, researchers are now taking design elements from the natural world and creating extraordinary breakthroughs that benefit our health, our quality of life, our ability to communicate, and even help us work more efficiently.

An exciting look at cutting-edge scientific advances, Discovery of Design highlights incredible examples that include:

How things like batteries, ...

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Overview

From the frontiers of scientific discovery, researchers are now taking design elements from the natural world and creating extraordinary breakthroughs that benefit our health, our quality of life, our ability to communicate, and even help us work more efficiently.

An exciting look at cutting-edge scientific advances, Discovery of Design highlights incredible examples that include:

How things like batteries, human organ repair, microlenses, automotive engineering, paint, and even credit card security all have links to natural designs

Innovations like solar panels in space unfurled using technology gleaned from beech tree leaves, and optic research rooted in the photonic properties of opal gemstones

Current and future research from the fields of stealth technology, communications, cosmetics, nanotechnology, surveillance, and more!

Take a fantastic journey into the intersection of science and God's blueprints for life - discovering answers to some of the most intricate challenges we face. Experience this powerful apologetics message-in a multi-purpose resource as a personal enrichment tool or as an educational supplement.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780890515747
  • Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 7/28/2009
  • Pages: 160
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

1 Microorganisms 11

Bacteria - Micro-motor

Bacteria - Battery

Biofilm - Bacteria Control

Diatom - Nanotechnology

Protein - Solar Cells

2 The Insect World 23

Ants - Airlines

Asian Beetle - Paper Whitener

Bombardier Beetle - Gas Turbine Engine

Butterfly - Cosmetics

Dragonfly - Surveillance

Firefly - Light Stick

Fly - Hearing Aid

Honeybee - Surveillance

Insect Hearing - Atomic Force Microscope

Insects - Robotics

Namib Beetle - Water Collector

Spider Silk - Fiber Optics

Termite Mound - Ventilation

Timber Beetle Larva - Chainsaw

Wasp - Paper

Water Strider - Water Repellant

3 Flight 57

Bat - Sonar Systems

Bird Flight - Aircraft

Flying Reptile - Delta Wing Aircraft

Kingfisher - Bullet Train

Owl Wing - Noise Reduction

Swift - Aircraft Wings

Toucan Beak - Shock Absorber

4 Underwater Life 73

Boxfish - Automobile Design

Brittlestar - Microlens

Cuttlefish - Camouflage

Elephant Nose Fish - Electric Sensor

Fish Motion - Ship Propulsion

Lobster Eye - Telescope Lens

Mussels - Adhesive

Octopus - Robotics

Seashell - Construction Material

Sea Slug - Chemicals

Sea Sponge - Fiber Optics

Whale - Submarine

5 Land Animals 99

Ankylosaurus - Fiberglass

Antler - Organ Repair

Dog Paw - Shoe Soles

Gecko - Adhesive

Giraffe - Antigravity Spacesuit

Horse Bone - Construction

Penguin Eye - Sunglasses

Tree Frog - Automobile Tires

6 People 117

Body Odor - Insect Repellant

DNA - Computer Memory

Eardrum - Earphone

Eye Iris - Identification

Fibrin - Elastic

Fingerprint - Prosthetic Hand

Leg Bone - Eiffel Tower

Muscles - Robotics

Saliva - Healing

Skin - Self-repairing Plastic

ToothEnamel - Armor Coating

Vernix - Skin Cream

7 Vegetation 143

Beech Leaf - Space Antenna

Chemicals - Medicine

Cocklebur - Velcro

Fava Bean - Valve

Fescue Grass - Herbicide

Lotus Flower - Surface Cleaner

Osage Orange - Barbed Wire

Pine Cone - Smart Clothes

Rubber Tree - Automobile Tires

Skunk Cabbage - Thermostat

Spinach - Solar Cell

Venus Flytrap - Food Packaging

Water Lily - Construction

Wild Wheat - Humidity Sensor

8 Nonliving Objects 175

Buckyballs - Micro Ball Bearings

Nanoparticles - Water Purifier

Opal - Photonic Device

Pulsar - Time Standard

Water Flow - Impeller

Conclusion 186

Appendix: Answers to Chapter Questions 188

General References 224

Glossary 226

Subject Index 229

About the Authors 233

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  • Posted September 27, 2010

    Designs Inspired by God's Creation

    Man has often looked to nature to get design ideas. The Wright Brothers studied birds to help in their airplane designs. Scientists are constantly studying animals to try to learn how to replicate certain traits to help man. Quite interesting that we're studying animals, plants, and even bacteria even though we are suppose to be at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Makes you think, doesn't it?

    Discovery of Design is an interesting look into the relationships between nature and man. It shows how designs in nature can be used to create or build useful technology. Within the book's pages, you will find a very real message that speaks of The Creator and His master plan. As the intricacy of His marvelous designs are revealed, you can't help but marvel at the wondrous design of even the tiniest of microbes.

    Do you know how giraffes have helped scientists learn how to control blood circulation in astronaut spacesuits, or how dragonflies helped inspire better designs in modern surveillance aircraft? These are the types of things that readers will learn about as they read Discovery of Design.

    Each correlation between the natural element and man's design (or possible future design) is followed by a series of questions to help the reader dive deeper into that specific study. An answer key is provided at the end of the book for ease of use. Discovery of Design can be read slowly and used as a springboard for deeper studies into the subject presented, or it can be a fun read as a glimpse into how technology often relies on nature. Whether readers use it as a study tool, as an educational supplement, or just as an entertaining book, they will walk away with a better understanding of the intricate nature of God's design.

    Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from Master Books/New Leaf Publishing to help facilitate the writing of this review. All opinions are my own.

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  • Posted September 26, 2010

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    Discovery Of Design

    As a blogger for the New Leaf Publishing Group I recently had the opportunity to read Discovery of Design- Searching Out the Creator's Secrets, by Donald DeYoung and Derrik Hobbs, published by Master Books. This 233 page, trade paperback is full of trivia syle scientific facts as well as black and white photographs on each page. Marketed as an applied science text/ religious education book, this easy to read fact filled book can either be read cover to cover or by individual topic. There are eight main sections dedicated to microorganisms, insectsflight, vegitation, underwater life and land animals- to name a few. Within each section, something from the natural world is compared to a man-made invention. For example, the complexity of the dragonfly is the inspriation behind modern man made surveillance technologies. The inherent complexities of spider silk is analogous to the man made technology of fiber optics. There are several examples of the natural ingenuity of God's creation and how this is used to inspire complex man made invention; hence the subtitle, "Searching Out the Creator's Secrets". Chapter questions as well as a gloassary are included in the back of the book. While not intended as a stand alone science text, this book perhaps would make a good supplimental text perhaps. This book isnt extremely technical and is reminscent of a book of scientific trivia facts that may be appreciated by a young reader who has an interest in scientific facts. As a blogger I recieved this book for the purposes of writing a review. The opinions expressed are my own.

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  • Posted January 25, 2010

    A Great Resource!

    Discovery of Design is a book that is an easy read, yet very informative. Packed in-between these 233 pages are a wealth of information just waiting to be accessed. The eight fact filled chapters are set up basically by the division of animal, i.e. Microorganisms, flight, insects, etc. The basic overall topic of the book is how man has used nature to develop products for the betterment of mankind. From Velcro to Surveillance vehicles, it is covered in this fun and informative book. Each topic within a chapter is only two pages long, which would make this book a good choice for a different type of devotional. At the end of each topic is a set of questions, these questions are great for the student in your life. At the end of the book you can find the answers to the questions asked under each topic.
    Being a teacher myself, I feel that this resource would be wonderful to use in a home school environment. And for the public school student, this would give them something to counteract the suffocation of anything that has to do with God and give them the tools needed to defend their faith in a challenging and increasingly anti Christian world.

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