World history of the automobile

• Tác giả: Erik Eckermann
• Ngôn ngữ: eng ; ger
• ISBN-13: 978-0768048667
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.1 Steam engineering
• Thông tin xuất bản: Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, �2001.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 PDF (x, 371 pages) : , illustrations, digital file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 315405
• Chủ đề: 1. Automobiles--History

Includes bibliographical references.

Tóm tắt

This book details the development of the automobile from its early beginnings to the present day. With emphasis on the European historical perspective, particularly the pioneering developments which occurred in Germany, World History of the Automobile chronicles the early vehicles by Daimler, Maybach and Benz, the "Mercedes Era," the role of motor vehicles in World Wars I and II, and the numerous technological and business revolutions of the second half of the 20th century.