Active Matter
$84.81
- Hardcover
350 pages
- Release Date
28 September 2017
Summary
The first book on active matter, an emerging field focused on programming physical materials to assemble themselves, transform autonomously, and react to information.The past few decades brought a revolution in computer software and hardware; today we are on the cusp of a materials revolution. If yesterday we programmed computers and other machines, today we program matter itself. This has created new capabilities in design, computing, and fabrication, which allow us to program proteins and b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262036801 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262036800 |
| Author: | Skylar Tibbits |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 350 |
| Release Date: | 28 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.25kg |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 229mm x 32mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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The book is beautifully produced: it features a large trim size (9” by 12”), color photographs, and eye-catching graphics throughout. Nearly all readers, regardless of background, will be able to find chapters to pique their interest (the extensive index helps in this regard).
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Skylar Tibbits
Skylar Tibbits is Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at MIT, where he is also the founder of the Self Assembly Lab. His work has been exhibited at the Guggenheim in New York, the FRAC Centre, the Beijing Biennale, and the Centre Pompidou.
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