Bibliograph

A brief history of motion, from the wheel, to the car, to what comes next, Tom Standage

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A brief history of motion, from the wheel, to the car, to what comes next, Tom Standage

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A brief history of motion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Tom Standage

Sub title

from the wheel, to the car, to what comes next

Summary

A look at the history of human transportation, from the invention of the wheel through the era of horsepower, trains, and bicycles, revealing how transportation inevitably shapes civilization

Table Of Contents

Wheels in the ancient world -- Your carriage awaits -- Under one's own steam -- The rubber hits the road -- You are what you drive -- Who owns the streets? -- The road to suburbia -- Car culture -- The fall and rise of the electric car -- All hail the ride -- From horseless to driverless -- The road ahead

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