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Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next thirty years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be ferried around in tiny electric bubble-cars? Or will we watch robots race a bionic Lewis Hamilton? And what about the future of classic cars?
In Autopia, presenter of The Gadget Show and former executive...
3) Cars
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This book explians what happens through the stages of a car's life cycle, from design & construction to sale to use to disposal. Covers such concepts as prototyping, production, and recycling.
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[2013]
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First edition.
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English
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"An epic tale of invention, in which ordinary people's lives are changed forever by a quest that combines elements of the Olympics, NASCAR, Junkyard Wars, the Longitude Prize of 1714, and the Apollo program In 2006, science-fiction enthusiast Peter Diamandis announced he would give $10 million to anyone who could build a safe, mass-producible car that traveled 100 miles on the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas. Anyone. The challenge attracted more...
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2017.
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English
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"This title shows readers how to build cars they can really power and race, such as a balloon car, a solar car, and many more. Easy-to-follow instructions, handy templates, dynamic photographs, and easily accessible materials make these projects challenging, fun, and highly rewarding!"--
6) Making a car
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[2024]
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English
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"There are over 1.4 billion cars in the world today. This common form of transportation is used by many to get from place to place, but few really understand how cars work. From the engine block to the exhaust, young readers will take a step onto the assembly line and hop right into a car's exciting journey. Full-color photographs bring the process to life in vivid detail, and a step-by-step guide explains how readers can build their own model car!"--...
7) Automania
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Drawing on the wealth of automobile-related design, art and architecture in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Automania takes an in-depth look at an industrial object that changed the world. From its first appearance as a plaything for the rich in the 1890s to its establishment as a utilitarian necessity of modern life, the car has transformed the ways in which we live, work and enjoy ourselves, inspiring countless designers and artists...
8) Cars
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Detailed illustrations introduce readers to the anatomy of cars, showing their different parts and how they work, and the engineering behind vehicles.
9) Cars
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book introduces early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind cars. Includes glossary and index."--
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Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Mark Christensen grew up with a simple dream-to build a 600 horsepower suicide machine able to accelerate from zero to sixty in less time than it takes to read this sentence. When a friend offers him $100,000 to realize that dream, Christensen enlists Nick Pugh, the best young auto designer in the country. An idealistic, charismatic, twenty-two year old star student from the celebrated Art Center for Design in Pasadena, Pugh shows Christensen his...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Ninth edition.
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English
Description
"The 'Modern Automotive Technology Workbook' is two products in one: a text study guide and a shop activity guide. It is designed to help you learn the essential aspects of automotive technology. It does this by highlighting the most important content in the textbook and supplementing this information with in-shop activities (jobs)."--Introduction.
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