James May`s 20th Century (Hardcover Edition)
Code No: 19827
Price: $65.00
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Availability: Available to Special Order
Author: May, James & Dolling, Phil
Published: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
No. Pages: 293
Dimensions: 20 x 27
Description:
(Press Release Information)
The twentieth century was a time of extraordinary change as new technologies and new inventions emerged at a bewildering rate. Our world was transformed beyond recognition, and so were our lives and our aspirations.
Throughout "James May`s 20th Century", BBC Top Gear presenter James May explores the iconic themes of the century such as: flight, space travel, television, mechanised war, medicine, video games, 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.
Also available:
James May`s 20th Century (Softcover) and renamed as
James May`s Magnificent Machines for the paperback!
(Press Release Information)
The twentieth century was a time of extraordinary change as new technologies and new inventions emerged at a bewildering rate. Our world was transformed beyond recognition, and so were our lives and our aspirations.
Throughout "James May`s 20th Century", BBC Top Gear presenter James May explores the iconic themes of the century such as: flight, space travel, television, mechanised war, medicine, video games, 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.
Also available:
James May`s 20th Century (Softcover) and renamed as
James May`s Magnificent Machines for the paperback!
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