Jay Harman is a scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur dedicated to creating breakthrough technologies through biomimicry that will radically reduce energy consumption worldwide. He continues to conduct field research leading to new biomimetic products. Harman is CEO of PAX Scientific based in San Rafael, CA.
"Imagine Indiana Jones, Huckleberry Finn, and Erasmus Darwin rolled
into one person, and you will have some sense of what it is like to
roam and see the world through Jay Harman's biomimetic eyes. The
Shark's Paintbrush is a memo of kindness from the living world in a
time of crisis and doubt: life in all its intricacy offers untold
possibilities for the transformation of civilization."
- Paul Hawken, author, Blessed Unrest "Jay Harman is the
quintessential biomimic, a principled inventor who sees solutions
everywhere he looks in the natural world. And he looks deeply, with
the soul of a student. He moves with grace from a world of waving
sea kelp to the world of sustainable design, bringing nature's
wisdom into the board rooms of global companies, to the design
tables of the engineers and designers who make our world. This is
more than a business book, more than a memoir, more than a new way
to solve global challenges. It's a book about a new way to
think."
-Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry and founder of Biomimicry 3.8
The Shark's Paintbrush reveals how nature is inspiring design to be
more efficient, effective, resilient, and beautiful. In Nature's
3.8 billion years of design experience, the roughly 99% of designs
that didn't work got recalled by the Manufacturer. The 1% that
survived can teach profound lessons about how things should be
made, how they work, and how they fit. Jay Harman's immersion in
and curiosity about the natural world have made him one of the best
biomimetic designers. The Shark's Paintbrush is a masterly field
guide for all designers and entrepreneurs who aspire to help the
world of the made work like, and live harmoniously with, the world
of the born.
-Amory B. Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain
Institute "At this point in our global ecological crisis, the
survival of humanity will require a fundamental shift in our
attitude toward nature: from finding out how we can dominate and
manipulate nature to how we can learn from her. In this brilliant
and hopeful book, Jay Harman shows us how far the new field of
Biomimicry has already progressed toward this goal. The Shark's
Paintbrush makes for fascinating and joyful reading -- much needed
in these dark times."
-Fritjof Capra, author of The Science of Leonardo and The Tao of
Physics "It blows my mind how the same patterns repeat themselves
in flowers, growth in animals, and in shell spirals. When engineers
mimic designs from nature, more efficient designs for windmills and
fuel efficient vehicles are the result. Many of the breakthroughs
are counter intuitive. Jay Harman has told the promise of
Biomimicry in a compelling way. The Shark's Paintbrush is essential
reading for people interested in design and engineering."
-Temple Grandin, author Thinking in Pictures
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