Stephen Vogel
Encyclopedia
Steven Vogel is the James B. Duke professor
in the Department of Biology
at Duke University
. Over the course of his professional career in biology, Vogel has played a fundamental role in the establishment of the discipline of biomechanics
.
James B. Duke Professor
At Duke University, the title of James B. Duke Professor is given to a small number of the faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. At some universities, titles like "Distinguished Professor," "Institute Professor," or "Regents Professor" are counterparts of this title.- Some current...
in the Department of Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. Over the course of his professional career in biology, Vogel has played a fundamental role in the establishment of the discipline of biomechanics
Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles to biological systems, such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells. Perhaps one of the best definitions was provided by Herbert Hatze in 1974: "Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of...
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Works
- Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People, Illustrator Kathryn K. Davis, W. W. Norton & Company, 2000, ISBN 9780393319903
- Life's Devices: The Physical World of Animals and Plants, Princeton University Press, 1988, ISBN 9780691024189
- Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle, W. W. Norton & Company, 2003, ISBN 9780393324631
- Comparative Biomechanics: Life's Physical World (Princeton University Press, 2003) ISBN 9780691112978.
External links
- Steven Vogel at Duke University Department of Biology
- Steven Vogel's Author Page on Good Reads