Tools and technology, body and world: An exploration of technology transfer

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dc.contributor.advisorSherman, Williamen_US
dc.creatorBreshears, John Edwarden_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:39:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:39:17Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractThe tools we choose to perform a given task affect not only the result of the task but also how it is conceived. An examination of tools, tasks, and interdisciplinary technology transfer suggests that new ways of thinking, rather than increased efficiency, are the primary means of technological advancement. The history of the relationship of the human body to architecture can be seen as a progression from embodiment to projection to a new paradigm of extension, or prosthesis. These ideas, together with surveys of bridge types and prosthetic technology, lead to the design of a pedestrian bridge linking two existing buildings. The bridge is conceived and designed using the tools of medical prosthetics and orthotics. Human and animal vertebrae suggest structural principles from which a light-weight, articulated bridge form is developed to satisfy the requisite conditions.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1993 Breshearsen_US
dc.identifier.citationBreshears, John Edward. "Tools and technology, body and world: An exploration of technology transfer." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13698">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13698</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2935en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13698en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectCivil engineeringen_US
dc.subjectAnatomyen_US
dc.titleTools and technology, body and world: An exploration of technology transferen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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