Download or read book Awesome Innovations Inspired by Sharks written by Jim Corrigan and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharks are perfect predators. These toothy fish have super senses for finding prey. We fear sharks but we also learn from them. The study of shark skin has led to many new inventions. Some species can even glow in the dark. New undersea drones swim like sharks. More discoveries await in the awesome world of sharks.
Download or read book Awesome Innovations Inspired by Dolphins written by Jim Corrigan and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few species are as smart and playful as dolphins. These speedsters of the sea live in social groups. They have taught us many useful lessons about life in the ocean. With natural sonar, they can swim and hunt while blindfolded. Scientists study dolphins to learn more about intelligence in animals and in humans.
Download or read book Biomimicry written by Janine M. Benyus and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems. Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes readers into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; harness energy by examining how a leaf converts sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; and many more examples. Composed of stories of vision and invention, personalities and pipe dreams, Biomimicry is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of our future.
Download or read book The Shark s Paintbrush written by Jay Harman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wave of the future has been around since the beginning of times: it's called Nature. Let inventor and entrepreneur Jay Harman introduce you to stunning solutions to some of the world's thorniest problems. Why does the bumblebee have better aerodynamics than a 747? How can copying a butterfly wing reduce the world's lighting energy bill by 80%? How will fleas' knees and bees' shoulders help scientists formulate a near-perfect rubber? Today an interdisciplinary and international group of scientists, inventors and engineers is turning to nature to innovate and find elegant solutions to human problems. The principle driving this transformation is called biomimicry, and Harman shares a wide range of examples of how we're borrowing from natural models to invent profitable, green solutions to pressing industrial challenges. Aimed at a business audience, aspiring entrepreneurs, environmentalists and general science readers, The Shark's Paintbrush reflects a force of change in the new global economy that does more than simply gratify human industrial ambition; it teaches us how to live in harmony with nature and opens bright opportunities for a better future.
Download or read book Invented by Animals written by Christiane Dorion and published by Designed by Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans think they invent everything, but the fact is, us animals have invented ways of solving problems, making unbelievable materials, ways of getting around and working out how to survive on our own for millions of years. In this book you will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super inventing powers to make amazing things for humans.
Download or read book Brilliant Beauty Inventions written by Nadia Higgins and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented "kissproof" lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you'll find out how we got the beauty inventions that help us look great.
Download or read book 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter written by Patrick Aryee and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a "glue" that can cement the crowns on teeth? Or that the design of polar bear fur may one day help keep humans warm in space? In everything from fashion to architecture, medicine to transportation, it may surprise you how many extraordinary inventions have been inspired by the natural world. In 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter, join wildlife biologist, TV host, and BBC podcaster Patrick Aryee as he tells stories of biomimicry, or innovations inspired by the natural world, that enrich our lives every day--and in some cases, save them.
Download or read book Misunderstood Shark written by Ame Dyckman and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon comes the laugh-out-loud story about a Misunderstood Shark who just wants to show the world who he really is... Every beachgoer knows that there's nothing more terrifying than a... SHARRRK! But this shark is just misunderstood, or is he? In a wholly original, sidesplittingly funny story, New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon take this perennial theme and turn it on its (hammer)head with a brand-new cheeky character. The filming of an underwater TV show goes awry when the crew gets interrupted by a... SHARRRK! Poor Shark, he wasn't trying to scare them, he's just misunderstood! Then he's accused of trying to eat a fish. Will Shark ever catch a break? After all, he wasn't going to eat the fish, he was just showing it his new tooth! Or was he? Explosively funny, extraordinarily clever, and even full of fun shark facts, this surprisingly endearing story gets to the heart of what it feels like to be misunderstood by the people around you. With a surprise twist ending, our Misunderstood Shark will have kids rolling with laughter!
Download or read book Surviving the Shark written by Jonathan Kathrein and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Surviving the Shark, Jonathan Kathrein describes his incredible shark attack experience. The book covers all aspects of Kathrein’s survival, beginning with the eerie moments just before the attack, when something smashes into Kathrein’s hand as he paddles on his board, waiting for a wave off Stinson Beach in northern California. Realizing it is probably shark, and possibly a great white, Kathrein tries to paddle away, furiously trying to make it toward shore, where he sees some of his friends on the beach. But it is too late, as the great white returns, slams into him, then grabs his leg and pulls him underwater, thrashing him back and forth, trying to rip his leg off. How Kathrein is able to escape and make his way to shore, despite his horrific wounds, is nothing short of amazing. But that’s just the beginning, as he now faces months of physical and mental rehabilitation, all the while dealing with the constant media attention that the attack has generated. Gradually, with the help of his family and friends, Kathrein makes a recovery. Today, Kathrein gives lectures on shark conservation, as well as on such topics as avoiding shark attacks when you’re in the water. In this book, he not only writes of his ordeal, but also delves into shark behavior, and explains his desire to spread shark awareness. There is also an underlying theme of tremendous familial love and Kathrein’s extreme fervor for life.
Download or read book Invent It Sell It Bank It written by Lori Greiner and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of the stars of ABC’s Shark Tank and QVC’s Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner comes a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it a success. Turn your idea into a reality. Become your own boss. Make your first million. Achieve financial freedom. Lori Greiner shows you how. Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! is a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it profitable. Sharing her own secret formula and personal stories along the way, Lori provides vital information and advice on topics that can often intimidate, frustrate, and stump aspiring entrepreneurs. Offering behind-the-scenes insights into her experiences on ABC’s Shark Tank and QVC-TV’s Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner, as well as valuable lessons learned from the mistakes and triumphs of her early career, Lori proves that, with hard work and the right idea, anyone can turn themselves into the next overnight success. Lori covers such topic as . . . • Market research: Is your idea a hero or a zero? Don’t be so fixated on the end result that you forget to make something that people actually want to buy. • Product design: I have an idea, now what’s next? From concept to prototype to final product: How do I make it and where do I start? • Funding: Although loans, investments, and crowd-sourcing are great ways to access cash, first tap into your own resources as wisely as possible. • Manufacturing: Seeing your final product roll off the assembly line is a magical moment, but there are things to watch out for so you get there in a cost-effective way. • Protecting your idea: To patent or not to patent, and other things you can do to safeguard your idea. • The secrets to selling successfully: You got the product made, now learn how to get people to buy it!
Download or read book Shark Tank Secrets written by Rob W. Gramer and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your goal is to have all of the money you need to bring your inventions to life and to have them sell like hotcakes out in the marketplace, don't read this book...memorize it. This book reveals in detail a very powerful strategy for persuading investors to fund your new products, inventions, and ideas. It will change the way you think about approaching investors. It will change the way you present your ideas to them. It will save you time. It will give you more resources for making every single one of your inventions a reality. Learn this strategy and you will never worry about having enough money. How much cash you have to fund your dreams is entirely up to you. Because if you use the techniques I lay out in this report haphazardly you may get a few bucks here and there. When executed properly, you'll have investors fighting each other for the right to back your idea. I can say this with confidence for three reasons: First, there is a method to the madness to getting a product backed and to market. And because of my work in a law office that specializes in patents, I speak with tinkerers, inventors, and innovative business owners every day. I see what works...what doesn't work...and what separates the people who see their dreams comes true from the ones who constantly face frustration and failure. Second, there is a pattern to who gets funding and who walks away empty handed. Supplementing my findings working with inventors, I've watched and studied every episode of the hit ABC show Shark Tank (the reality TV show where inventors present their ideas to investors - called Sharks - and try to convince them to invest money in their ideas). Amazingly, the exact elements that consistently help the inventors who walk through my office, work like gangbusters for the inventors who secure a deal from the Sharks. And finally, I've spent much of my career making and selling the things I've developed. In Secrets of the Shark Tank, you'll learn: Why inventors fail (the one thing that differentiates the rich, successful inventor from the inventors with thousands of "ideas..".but not a dollar to show for it) When having strong sales can hurt your chances of funding The nine questions investors use to evaluate your business or idea when you do have sales The secret of "Entrepeneurial Alchemy." How to sway investors to back your idea when you haven't sold one product How a product smaller than a band-aid attracted the biggest offer ever on the show ($4 million for the whole company)! What you must to get investors to trip over themselves to invest in your product When great products don't make the cut. The Three P's of Inventor Financing and why investors will walk away even when they think you have a grand slam product The deal breaker that forces investors to walk away even if they love your product (and the dealmaker that attracts investors like bees to honey even if you have a subpar product) When being a slick salesman kills your chances for funding and how to create a product that sells itself (in fact, if you do this first you will never again waste time and money inventing a dud) The inconvenient truths about money: Why good, smart people stay poor and evil, dumb people grow rich. Sex, alcohol, and lawlessness for profit. How to make $91,000 a year with drunk, felonious, and girl chasing employee And finally, the four elements to a bulletproof pitch! Used by every winner and ignored by every loser on Shark Tank, the step-by-step formula is the key to persuading investors to back your idea. Plus much more!
Download or read book Shark Tank Secrets written by Rob W. Gramer and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your goal is to have all of the money you need to bring your inventions to life and to have them sell like hotcakes out in the marketplace, don't read this book...memorize it. This book reveals in detail a very powerful strategy for persuading investors to fund your new products, inventions, and ideas. It will change the way you think about approaching investors. It will change the way you present your ideas to them. It will save you time. It will give you more resources for making every single one of your inventions a reality. Learn this strategy and you will never worry about having enough money. How much cash you have to fund your dreams is entirely up to you. Because if you use the techniques I lay out in this book haphazardly you may get a few bucks here and there. When executed properly, you'll have investors fighting each other for the right to back your idea. I can say this with confidence for three reasons: First, there is a method to the madness to getting a product backed and to market. And because of my work in a law office that specializes in patents, I speak with tinkerers, inventors, and innovative business owners every day. I see what works...what doesn't work...and what separates the people who see their dreams comes true from the ones who constantly face frustration and failure. Second, there is a pattern to who gets funding and who walks away empty handed. Supplementing my findings working with inventors, I've watched and studied every episode of the hit ABC show Shark Tank (the reality TV show where inventors present their ideas to investors - called Sharks - and try to convince them to invest money in their ideas). Amazingly, the exact elements that consistently help the inventors who walk through my office, work like gangbusters for the inventors who secure a deal from the Sharks. And finally, I've spent much of my career making and selling the things I've developed. In Secrets of the Shark Tank, you'll learn: Why inventors fail (the one thing that differentiates the rich, successful inventor from the inventors with thousands of "ideas..".but not a dollar to show for it) When having strong sales can hurt your chances of funding The nine questions investors use to evaluate your business or idea when you do have sales The secret of "Entrepeneurial Alchemy." How to sway investors to back your idea when you haven't sold one product How a product smaller than a band-aid attracted the biggest offer ever on the show ($4 million for the whole company)! What you must to get investors to trip over themselves to invest in your product When great products don't make the cut. The Three P's of Inventor Financing and why investors will walk away even when they think you have a grand slam product The deal breaker that forces investors to walk away even if they love your product (and the dealmaker that attracts investors like bees to honey even if you have a subpar product) When being a slick salesman kills your chances for funding and how to create a product that sells itself (in fact, if you do this first you will never again waste time and money inventing a dud) The inconvenient truths about money: Why good, smart people stay poor and evil, dumb people grow rich. Sex, alcohol, and lawlessness for profit. How to make $91,000 a year with drunk, felonious, and girl chasing employee And finally, the four elements to a bulletproof pitch! Used by every winner and ignored by every loser on Shark Tank, the step-by-step formula is the key to persuading investors to back your idea. Plus much more!
Download or read book How to Survive as a Shark written by Kristen Foote and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adult shark shows four baby sharks how to hunt using all six senses, why they can never stop moving, and what the most dangerous threat to them is. Includes fun facts, a Glossary of important terms, and photos of real great white sharks. Full color.
Download or read book Freedom After the Sharks written by Geoff Hudson-Searle and published by Matador. This book was released on 2014-09-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of us is, to some extent or other, a reflection of the experiences of our lives. However, whether and how we succeed is determined at least in part by how we cope with those experiences and what we learn from them. This is the story of a man who, despite a difficult family life and professional setbacks, developed the determination, drive and skills to create a successful business and happy life. Geoff’s skills and self-motivation gave him the drive, determination and tenacity to continue a journey through hardship to reach self-fulfillment and, ultimately, success. His book describes the life journey of a young man’s heart and his desire to turn his dreams and vision into a business success. Freedom After The Sharks shows how, even in a declining economy, a business can survive and even succeed. It covers some real-life experiences and offers some suggestions for dealing with problems and issues. It provides a guide to finding your way in the business world. The book is suitable for entrepreneurs who might not be sure of the path to take or who want to benefit from other people’s mistakes and failures. Other audiences include middle management or junior executives who are looking for a fascinating life story of courage, drive and inspiration, as well as graduates and college students, who will find information that will help prepare them for their careers.
Download or read book Super Cool Tech written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See today's best innovations and imagine tomorrow's big ideas in Super Cool Tech. This cutting-edge guide explores how incredible new technologies are shaping the modern world and its future, from familiar smartwatches to intelligent, driverless cars. Packed with more than 250 full-color images, X-rays, thermal imaging, digital artworks, cross-sections, and cutaways, Super Cool Tech reveals the secrets behind the latest gadgets and gizmos, state-of-the-art buildings, and life-changing technologies. Learn about incredible architectural concepts around the world, such as the Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Resort in Dubai, and the River Gym, a human-powered floating gym in New York City. Discover how a wheelchair adapts to its surroundings and learn how a cutting board can give the nutritional information of the food being prepared on it. From 3-D-printed cars to robot vacuum cleaners, Super Cool Tech reveals today's amazing inventions and looks ahead to the future of technology, including hologram traffic lights and the Galactic Suite Hotel in space. Perfect for STEAM education initiatives, Super Cool Tech makes technology easy to understand, following the history of each invention and how they impact our everyday lives, and "How It Works" panels explain the design and function of each item using clear explanations and images. Designed in DK's signature style, Super Cool Tech is the ultimate guide to exploring and understanding the latest gadgets and inventions while looking ahead to the future of technology.
Download or read book Sharks written by Make Believe Ideas Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A non-fiction book full of fascinating facts about sharks.
Download or read book Close to Shore written by Mike Capuzzo and published by Broadway. This book was released on 2001 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how, in the summer of 1916, a lone great white shark headed for the New Jersey shoreline and a farming community eleven miles inland, attacking five people and igniting the most extensive shark hunt in history.
