Drive : the definitive history of driving
(2022, original release: 2018)
By:
Noakes, Andrew
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
629.22209/NOAKES,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022
EDITION
American edition
DESCRIPTION
360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780744028393, 0744028396 :, 0744028396, 9780744028393
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
At head of title: DK Smithsonian
"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"--
Includes index