The Marvelous Flight of Insects by David Rives & Prof. Andy McIntosh | Wonders Without Number Video

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The Marvelous Flight of Insects

Have you ever wondered how a Dragonfly hovers? How a bumble bee with their small wings & big body? What can we learn from the amazing transformation from caterpillar to butterfly? Learn about all these and more as we look at the incredible design of insects

Professor Andy McIntosh has a P.h.D. in combustion theory from the Cranfield Institute of Technology. Professor McIntosh also has a Doctorate of Science from the University of Wales, and has taught as a Professor at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. He has lectured and researched in combustion and thermodynamics for over 40 years. He is an Emeritus Professor of Thermodynamics at the University of Leeds, UK and an adjunct professor at Mississippi State University, USA.

A chartered mathematician and engineer, and author of 200 papers and articles, his research has been in combustion in fluids and solids. His work has also included investigations into the fundamental link between thermodynamics and information, and more recently has led research in the area of biomimetics where the minute combustion chamber of the bombardier beetle has inspired a patented novel spray technology with applications to fuel injectors, pharmaceutical sprays, fire extinguishers and aerosols. This research was awarded the 2010 Times Higher Educational award for the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology.

Run time: Approx. 30 minutes

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