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Adam Morecki contributed significantly to the advancements in several fields of mechanical science. He worked on the classification of mechanisms, developed the model of skeletal muscles co-operation, stimulated great progress in modeling and design of elastic manipulators and walking machines. The paper presents Morecki’s life, the history of his fundamental works, and the facts proving his contribution towards the development of mechanics.
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The authors express their thanks to Dr. Cezary Rzymkowski for his help in collecting the material necessary for the preparation of this manuscript.
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Zielinska, T., Kedzior, K. (2009). Adam Morecki (1929–2001). In: Ceccarelli, M. (eds) Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2346-9_9
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