Drive : the definitive history of driving

Drive The definitive history of driving

Book - 2022

"Beginning with the birth of the internal combustion engine, Drive explores how this once rare and luxurious status symbol has become a staple of everyday life. It shows you the ways in which the automobile has influenced breakthroughs in new technology and design, while becoming the focal point of an exhilarating genera of sport. Taking you on a journey along Route 66, inside the engine of a sports car, and into the lives of the most successful pioneers of automobile history, the book also explores the possibilities of the "green" car, the electric motor, and AI technology of the future"--

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Subjects
Automobiles > History.
Automobile driving > History.
Transportation, Automotive > History.
Published
New York, NY : DK Publishing [2022]
Language
English
Other Authors
Andrew Noakes (author), Chris Rees, Martin Gurdon, Richard Truett, Sam Skelton, Richard Bremner, Peter Nunn, Simon Heptinstall, Alexandra Black
Edition
[New] American edition
Physical Description
360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780744028393
  • Inventing the car, 1885-1905
  • An industry is born, 1906-1925
  • Speed, power, and style, 1926-1935
  • The car comes of age, 1936-1945
  • Rebuilding the world, 1946-1960
  • Technology and safety, 1961-1980
  • The changing world, 1981-2000
  • Driving into the future, 2001-present
  • Great drives.

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