James May's Magnificent Machines
How men in sheds have changed our lives
Seiten
2008
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-340-95092-0 (ISBN)
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-340-95092-0 (ISBN)
James May's Magnificent Machines gives readers an idiosyncratic tour of the great inventions of our time.
Our world has been transformed beyond recognition, particularly in the twentieth century, and so were our lives and our aspirations.
Throughout James May's Magnificent Machines, our Top Gear guide explores the iconic themes of the past hundred years: flight, space travel, television, mechanised war, medicine, computers, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage and much more.
But he also reveals the hidden story behind why some inventions like the Zeppelin, the hovercraft or the Theremin struggled to make their mark. He examines the tipping points - when technologies such as the car or the internet became unstoppable - and gets up close by looking at the nuts and bolts of remarkable inventions.
Packed with surprising statistics and intriguing facts, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how stuff works and why some stuff didn't make it.
Our world has been transformed beyond recognition, particularly in the twentieth century, and so were our lives and our aspirations.
Throughout James May's Magnificent Machines, our Top Gear guide explores the iconic themes of the past hundred years: flight, space travel, television, mechanised war, medicine, computers, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage and much more.
But he also reveals the hidden story behind why some inventions like the Zeppelin, the hovercraft or the Theremin struggled to make their mark. He examines the tipping points - when technologies such as the car or the internet became unstoppable - and gets up close by looking at the nuts and bolts of remarkable inventions.
Packed with surprising statistics and intriguing facts, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how stuff works and why some stuff didn't make it.
James May is a writer, broadcaster and co-host of The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime. He has presented series for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky. His previous books include James May's Man Lab, Car Fever and How to Land an A330 Airbus. Phil Dolling is an award-winning Executive Producer for BBC Science and History, and has worked on many series including Hannibal, Egypt, Genghis Khan, Human Instinct and Space.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.5.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 3 x 8pp colour picture sections |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 260 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-340-95092-7 / 0340950927 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-95092-0 / 9780340950920 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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