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Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion (ISBN 9780691023762) by Thomas A. McMahon explores the biomechanics of movement with a rigorous yet accessible approach, synthesizing physiology, physics, and engineering to explain how living systems propel themselves through space. The work stands as a landmark in connecting theoretical principles to observable motion, offering insight into the forces, structures, and control mechanisms that enable animals to move with efficiency and adaptability.
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The book dissects the interplay between musculature, neural control, and skeletal architecture, revealing how organisms optimize propulsion, stability, and energy use. McMahon draws on classic and contemporary research to illustrate concepts such as muscle power, leverage, and locomotor strategies across species, from modest climbs to rapid strides, while embedding these ideas within real-world constraints of materials and environments.
About the author
Thomas A. McMahon was a renowned biomechanist and engineer whose interdisciplinary work bridged biology and physics, earning acclaim for translating complex functional principles into comprehensible models of movement. With a career spanning decades of teaching, research, and publication, he illuminated the fundamental design principles underlying biological locomotion and inspired generations of students and researchers to view movement through both analytical and imaginative lenses.
In brief
The book delivers a coherent framework for understanding how muscles, reflexes, and body form work together to produce efficient locomotion, offering both rigorous analysis and broad applicability across species and contexts.

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1984, ISBN: 9780691023762
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1984, ISBN: 9780691023762
New York: Princeton University Press, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 7.90 x 6.00 x 0.85 inches. Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion by Thomas A. McMahon The 1960 … More...
ISBN: 069102376X
Paperback
[EAN: 9780691023762], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton University Press, New York], Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion by Thomas A. McMahon The 1960 1st Softcover edition/2nd … More...

1984, ISBN: 9780691023762
Princeton University Press, Paperback, 354 Seiten, Publiziert: 1984-04-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 1, black & white illustrations, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2988175, B… More...

1984, ISBN: 9780691023762
Princeton University Press, Paperback, 354 Seiten, Publiziert: 1984-04-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 1, black & white illustrations, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2987964, B… More...
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About the work
Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion (ISBN 9780691023762) by Thomas A. McMahon explores the biomechanics of movement with a rigorous yet accessible approach, synthesizing physiology, physics, and engineering to explain how living systems propel themselves through space. The work stands as a landmark in connecting theoretical principles to observable motion, offering insight into the forces, structures, and control mechanisms that enable animals to move with efficiency and adaptability.
Summary
The book dissects the interplay between musculature, neural control, and skeletal architecture, revealing how organisms optimize propulsion, stability, and energy use. McMahon draws on classic and contemporary research to illustrate concepts such as muscle power, leverage, and locomotor strategies across species, from modest climbs to rapid strides, while embedding these ideas within real-world constraints of materials and environments.
About the author
Thomas A. McMahon was a renowned biomechanist and engineer whose interdisciplinary work bridged biology and physics, earning acclaim for translating complex functional principles into comprehensible models of movement. With a career spanning decades of teaching, research, and publication, he illuminated the fundamental design principles underlying biological locomotion and inspired generations of students and researchers to view movement through both analytical and imaginative lenses.
In brief
The book delivers a coherent framework for understanding how muscles, reflexes, and body form work together to produce efficient locomotion, offering both rigorous analysis and broad applicability across species and contexts.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780691023762
ISBN (ISBN-10): 069102376X
Hardcover
Paperback
Publishing year: 1984
Publisher: Princeton University Press
348 Pages
Weight: 0,499 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 069102376X
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0-691-02376-X, 978-0-691-02376-2
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Book author: mcmahon
Book title: muscles reflexes and locomotion, reflexe, reflex
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