Bicycling Science, second edition - Couverture rigide

Wilson, David Gordon; Whitt, Frank Rowland

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0262231115 ISBN 13 : 9780262231114

Editeur : The MIT Press, 1982

Synopsis

The second edition of Bicycling Science includes new information on recent achievements and experiments in human-powered transportation, from the "ultimate human-powered vehicle" (UHPV) in which supine riders can achieve speeds well over 60 mph, to human-powered aircraft, boats, and rail transportation. New chapters cover the history of bicycle and humanpower technology and science, and the speed-power relationships of various modes and vehicles including performance predictions for the UHPV and the "commuter human-powered vehicle." The chapters on braking, steering, friction, air drag, rider cooling, and transmissions and gearing have all been enlarged and updated. James McCullagh, editor of Bicycling Magazine has written a Foreword for this edition which also includes many new illustrations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Gordon Wilson was Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus at MIT. An acknowledged authority on human-powered transit and bicycle design—and the self-described “father of modern recumbents”—he was also a prolific inventor and an early advocate for a “carbon fee” to encourage the use of renewable energy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The MIT Press
• Date d'édition: 1982
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0262231115
• ISBN 13: 9780262231114
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible