First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth OBE - Couverture souple

Burr, Norman

 
9781787111035: First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth OBE
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ISBN 10 : 1787111032 ISBN 13 : 9781787111035
Editeur : Veloce, 2017

Synopsis

The names "Keith Duckworth" and "DFV" are practically synonymous, such is the reputation of the famous F1 racing engine which he designed.

There are books that cover the technical aspects of the DFV engine, and other designs from Cosworth, the company which he founded with Mike Costin, but there are many gaps in the story of Duckworth's career, before and after Cosworth.

First Principles comprehensively fills those gaps, taking the reader into the world of Britain's finest 20th century engineers.

It was a world consisting of far more than motorsport, embracing an astonishing variety of mechanical devices, including aircraft, boats, and motorcycles--particularly Triumph, for which he was a consultant during his retirement.

A man of strong convictions and high integrity, Keith Duckworth OBE cared passionately about his work, fitting almost every aspect of his life around it.

From his northern industrial roots, the ups and downs of his personal life, his health problems, to his generous support of charities and business start-ups, this book recreates the story of one of motorsport's--and engineering's--most endearing and enduring characters.
 

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À propos de l?auteur

Trained as an engineer at Rolls Royce Aero Engines and Bath University, lifelong petrolhead Norman Burr has been a technical journalist practically all his working life. Initially with professional and industrial magazines, then as a freelance, and subsequently through Pagefast Ltd, a small printing and publishing company that he helped found, he later returned to freelance journalism in 2006. It was Keith Duckworth's enthusiasm for aviation, rather than his better-known motor sport contribution, that provides the connection, but as an accomplished author in both areas, Norman Burr is ideally positioned to chronicle the life of this legendary engineer.

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Éditeur
Veloce
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1787111032
ISBN 13 
9781787111035
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781845845285: First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth

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ISBN 10 :  1845845285 ISBN 13 :  9781845845285
Editeur : Veloce Publishing, 2014
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