Future Tech: Innovations in Transportation
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1904772439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is a respected authority in this field and is the author of Techniek van die Toekomst, a Dutch publication on the subject. Paul Schilperoord is an engineer, journalist and lecturer specialising in developments in transport technology
"Future Tech is a serious but nevertheless entertaining look at all aspects of innovation in transport."
There are chapters on public transport, road, air and water travel as well as personal mobility. "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. "Future Tech" explores what designers and engineers around the globe are developing for the world of tomorrow. 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" 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. With further information on sustainable fuels, gravity, solar and wind power alongside other fascinating projects, "Future Tech" is truly a compelling explor
J. Schneider said Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts. 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 5"Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts" according to 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-16Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 16Quick 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 164-186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . Water Transport, pp 16Quick 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 164-186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 1"Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts" according to 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-16Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 16Quick 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 164-186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . Water Transport, pp 16Quick 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 164-186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . 0-16Quick and enjoyable update on emerging transport concepts 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 16Quick 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 164-186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . Water Transport, pp 16Quick 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 America and other nations as well. Five major topics are included:Road Transport, pp 1-51Air Travel and Aerospace, pp 52-89Personal Mobility, pp 90- 119Public Transport, pp 120-163Water Transport, pp 164-186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . -186In each section, several major issues (e.g. fuel cells, flying cars, electric drives, magnetic levitation, . "Innovations in Transportation" according to 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 the entire globe and reduced it to less than one day's journey. The ubiquitous Leonardo of Da Vinci Code fame designed airplanes four hundred years before Kitty Hawk.However, this blessing is not without a curse. Progress has brought congestion, pollution and diminishing energy reserves. Now there is renewed i