The Driving Machine
a design history of the car
$70.39
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2025
Summary
A Century on Wheels: The Story of the Automobile
In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers, and gearheads who created them. Delving into more than 170 years of ingenuity in design, technology, and engineering, he takes us from Carl Benz’s three-wheel motorcar in 1855 to the present-day shift to electric cars. Along the way, he looks at the emergence of mass production with Henr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324075288 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324075287 |
| Author: | Witold Rybczynski |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 427g |
| Dimensions: | 239mm x 163mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
”[A] compact epic…Spirited…The Driving Machine is brisk, lucid and enjoyable.” – Richard Snow - The Wall Street Journal
About The Author
Witold Rybczynski
Witold Rybczynski is an architect and emeritus professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of twenty-two books, including the best-selling Home, Charleston Fancy, and The Story of Architecture. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and the New York Times. He lives in Philadelphia.
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