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Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 / / Gijs Mom
| Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 / / Gijs Mom |
| Autore | Mom Gijs <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : berghahn, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (768 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6 |
| Collana | Explorations in Mobility |
| Soggetto topico |
Automobiles - North America - History - 20th century
Automobile travel - North America - History - 20th century Automobiles - Social aspects - North America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78238-378-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction - Explaining the Car: Prolegomena for a History of North-Atlantic Automobilism; Part I - Emergence (1895-1918); Chapter 1 - Racing, Touring, Tinkering: Constructing the Adventure Machine (1895-1914/1917); Chapter 2 - How it Feels to be Run Over: The Grammar of Early Automobile Adventure; Chapter 3 - Driving on Aggression: The First World War and the Systems Approach to the Car; Part II - Persistence (1918-1940); Chapter 4 - ""Why Apologize for Pleasure?"" Consuming the Car in Boom and Bust
Chapter 5 - Translation and Transition: Readjusting the Technology and Culture of Middle-Class Family AdventuresChapter 6 - Redefining Adventure: Domesticated Violence and the Coldness of Distance; Chapter 7 - Swarms Into Flows: The Contested Emergence of the Automobile System; Conclusion - Transcendence and the Automotive Production of Mobility; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463717603321 |
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| New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : berghahn, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 / / Gijs Mom
| Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 / / Gijs Mom |
| Autore | Mom Gijs <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : berghahn, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (768 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6 |
| Collana | Explorations in Mobility |
| Soggetto topico |
Automobiles - North America - History - 20th century
Automobile travel - North America - History - 20th century Automobiles - Social aspects - North America |
| ISBN | 1-78238-378-6 |
| Classificazione | NW 2560 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction - Explaining the Car: Prolegomena for a History of North-Atlantic Automobilism; Part I - Emergence (1895-1918); Chapter 1 - Racing, Touring, Tinkering: Constructing the Adventure Machine (1895-1914/1917); Chapter 2 - How it Feels to be Run Over: The Grammar of Early Automobile Adventure; Chapter 3 - Driving on Aggression: The First World War and the Systems Approach to the Car; Part II - Persistence (1918-1940); Chapter 4 - ""Why Apologize for Pleasure?"" Consuming the Car in Boom and Bust
Chapter 5 - Translation and Transition: Readjusting the Technology and Culture of Middle-Class Family AdventuresChapter 6 - Redefining Adventure: Domesticated Violence and the Coldness of Distance; Chapter 7 - Swarms Into Flows: The Contested Emergence of the Automobile System; Conclusion - Transcendence and the Automotive Production of Mobility; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788189103321 |
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Mom Gijs <1949->
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| New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : berghahn, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 / / Gijs Mom
| Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 / / Gijs Mom |
| Autore | Mom Gijs <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : berghahn, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (768 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6 |
| Collana | Explorations in Mobility |
| Soggetto topico |
Automobiles - North America - History - 20th century
Automobile travel - North America - History - 20th century Automobiles - Social aspects - North America |
| ISBN | 1-78238-378-6 |
| Classificazione | NW 2560 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction - Explaining the Car: Prolegomena for a History of North-Atlantic Automobilism; Part I - Emergence (1895-1918); Chapter 1 - Racing, Touring, Tinkering: Constructing the Adventure Machine (1895-1914/1917); Chapter 2 - How it Feels to be Run Over: The Grammar of Early Automobile Adventure; Chapter 3 - Driving on Aggression: The First World War and the Systems Approach to the Car; Part II - Persistence (1918-1940); Chapter 4 - ""Why Apologize for Pleasure?"" Consuming the Car in Boom and Bust
Chapter 5 - Translation and Transition: Readjusting the Technology and Culture of Middle-Class Family AdventuresChapter 6 - Redefining Adventure: Domesticated Violence and the Coldness of Distance; Chapter 7 - Swarms Into Flows: The Contested Emergence of the Automobile System; Conclusion - Transcendence and the Automotive Production of Mobility; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817257003321 |
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Mom Gijs <1949->
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| New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : berghahn, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolution of automotive technology : a handbook / / by Gijs Mom
| The evolution of automotive technology : a handbook / / by Gijs Mom |
| Autore | Mom Gijs <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 371 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 629.2/309 |
| Collana | Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications. |
| Soggetto topico |
Automobiles - Design and construction - History
Automobiles - Social aspects Automobiles - Technological innovations |
| ISBN | 0-7680-8853-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface -- Chapter 1. The evolution of automotive technology. 1.1. Introduction: why this book, and how?; 1.2. Structure and system; 1.3. A quasi-evolutionary approach; 1.4. The dual nature of technology; 1.5. One and a quarter century of cars; 1.6. Conclusions; References -- Part I. Structure. Chapter 2. The engine: mixture formation. 2.1. Introduction: finding the car's basic layout; 2.2. Constructing a taxonomy of engines; 2.3. Making the engine work; 2.4. Carburation: constructing the mixture; 2.5. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 3. The engine: ignition. 3.1. Introduction: regulating the engine from its industrial application; 3.2. Robert Bosch and the magneto ignition; 3.3. Charles Kettering and the systemic approach of technical problems; 3.4. Struggle of the systems: constructing both a winner and his story; 3.5. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 4. The drivetrain: how to get the energy from the engine to the wheels. 4.1. Introduction: shaping the drivetrain configuration; 4.2. From belts and chains to prop shafts (and belts and chains); 4.3. The clutch: substitution and coexistence; 4.4. The final drive: a feast of gearwheel designs; 4.5. Universal joints, front-wheel drive, and the reconfiguration of the drivetrain; 4.6. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 5. The drivetrain: multiplying energy, de-multiplying speed. 5.1. Introduction: Costs and cheapness; 5.2. The transmission: how to circumvent gear shifting; 5.3. The automatic transmission: diverging car cultures; 5.4. Transmission manufacturers and automotive production; 5.5. Conclusions: expectations and the distant user; References -- Chapter 6. The chassis: getting around the corner. 6.1. Introduction: pre-car developments; 6.2. Constructing the automotive chassis; 6.3. Steering: keep it simple, be precise; 6.4. Steering the car, theorizing dynamic behavior; 6.5 Conclusions; References -- Chapter 7. Wheel suspension: who will absorb the shocks? 7.1. Introduction: The suspension as system; 7.2. How to guide the wheels? Big problems, many solutions; 7.3. Who should absorb the shocks? Defining the role of tires; 7.4. Conclusions; References.
Chapter 8. Stopping the car: how to generate and distribute braking energy. 8.1. Introduction: braking levels within the car structure; 8.2. The braking system: how to distribute braking energy over the wheels; 8.3. Drums and discs: substitution and coexistence; 8.4. Conclusions; References -- Part II. System. Chapter 9. Automation: driver deskilling and the "Electronic revolution". 9.1. Introduction: trends in automotive technology; 9.2. Postwar automation, an electronic revolution? 9.3. The lay motorist and the navigation revolution; 9.4. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 10. Safety: from shell to capsule to cocoon, from danger to risk. 10.1. Introduction: closing the automotive body; 10.2. "Control the lunatic!" The hunt for the "accident-prone" motorist; 10.3. Protecting the motorists: active and passive safety; 10.4. Antilock braking ABS; 10.5. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 11. Environment: discovering the other. 11.1. Introduction: inventing the environment; 11.2. Engineering car noise while closing the body: liberating vision from sensual interference; 11.3. The diesel car as remedy: car cultures and the perception of technology; 11.4. Lean-burn versus catalyst: the struggle for a clean car; 11.5. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 12. Scientification: the co-evolution of engineering knowledge. 12.1. Introduction: how do engineers know?; 12.2. Rudolf Diesel: failure or success?; 12.3. Team work in laboratories: scientification of car dynamics; 12.4. Constructing the state of the art: conferences, education, and books; 12.5. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 13. Decarbonization: searching for radical alternatives. 13.1. Introduction: the importance of expectations; 13.2. The end of oil! In the early 1920s!; 13.3. The promise of the electric vehicle: a perpetual car of tomorrow?; 13.4. Conclusion; References -- Chapter 14. Innovation: production, diffusion, use. 14.1. Introduction: how to construct trends?; 14.2. Diffusion; 14.3. Production; 14.4. Use; 14.5. Conclusions; References -- Chapter 15. World mobility: shifting the focus. 15.1. Introduction: the West and the rest; 15.2. Road versus rail: clashing mobility cultures; 15.3. Global urban mobility: the case of the rickshaw; 15.4. Conclusion: the rest and the West; References -- Chapter 16. Conclusions. References -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438223403321 |
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Mom Gijs <1949->
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| Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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