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HOW SCIENCE SPIES ON NATURE
AND HOW TECHNOLOGY
IMITATES NATURE
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PUBLIKACJE SOCIETAS HUMBOLDTIANA POLONORUM, TOM 19
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Title: „How Science Spies Nature on and How Technology Imitates Nature”Proceedings of the International Conference (Humboldt-Kolleg) „How Science Spies on and Technology Imitates Nature´��*GDĔVN��6HSWHPEHU���±���������
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface (Andrzej M.�.áRQNRZVNL & 0DULDQ�-DVNXáD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction (Andrzej M.�.áRQNRZVNL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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