Future Tech: Innovations in Transportation
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1904772439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts J. Schneider This book is the best collection of the latest concepts, development projects and marketable systems known to this reviewer. Its focus is mostly European and Japanese which is probably due mostly to the author's residence (the Netherlands) but there is some content that includes items from Ame. Innovations in Transportation Jerrold Levine INNOVATIONS IN TRANSPORTATIONFuturistic transportation has fascinated engineers, designers and artists for centuries. Comfortable, reliable cars take us wherever and whenever we want to go. High speed trains offer fast, safe travel over relatively long distances, and jet planes have connected
"Future Tech: Innovations in Transportation" is a prescient look at how we will be moving forward over the coming decades. As roads have become more congested and the environment more fragile, the means of transport at our disposal seem less and less adequate. With further information on sustainable fuels, gravity, solar and wind power alongside other fascinating projects, "Future Tech" is truly a compelling exploration of how the future is imagined in the present.. Whilst we are not yet travelling to work using jet-powered backpacks, the issue of transport in the future is becoming increasingly important. "Future Tech" explores what designers and engineers around the globe are developing for the world of tomorrow. From Leonardo da Vinci's fantastic visions, to Richard Branson's plans to offer commercial space travel by 2010, visionaries and entrepreneurs have long dreamed of how we will travel in the future. "Future Tech" features prototypes already in the first stages of manufacture alongside more conceptual, speculative designs, as well as a history of mechanised transport and invention through the ages. There are chapters on public transpor
. Paul Schilperoord is an engineer, journalist and lecturer specialising in developments in transport technology. He is a respected authority in this field and is the author of Techniek van die Toekomst, a Dutch publication on the subject
"Future Tech is a serious but nevertheless entertaining look at all aspects of innovation in transport."