A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next by Tom

A Brief History of Motion by Tom Standage From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, an eye-opening road trip through 5,500 years of humans on the go, revealing how transportation inevitably shapes civilization. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION

Brand New Publisher Description From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, an eye-opening road trip through 5,500 years of humans on the go, revealing how transportation inevitably shapes civilization.Hailed for their "colorful, smooth, and wonderfully engaging" writing (Smithsonian), Tom Standages fleet-footed and surprising global histories have delighted readers and cemented his reputation as one of our leading interpreters of technologies past and present. Now, he returns with a provocative account of a sometimes-overlooked form of technology—personal transportation—and explores how it has shaped societies and cultures over millennia.Beginning around 3,500 BCE with the wheel--a device that didnt catch on until a couple thousand years after its invention--Standage zips through the eras of horsepower, trains, and bicycles, revealing how each successive mode of transit embedded itself in the world we live in, from the geography of our cities to our experience of time to our notions of gender. Then, delving into the history of the automobiles development, Standage explores the social resistance to cars and the upheaval that their widespread adoption required. Cars changed how the world was administered, laid out, and policed, how it looked, sounded, and smelled--and not always in the ways we might have preferred.Today--after the explosive growth of ride-sharing and years of breathless predictions about autonomous vehicles--the social transformations spurred by coronavirus and overshadowed by climate change create a unique opportunity to critically reexamine our relationship to the car. With A Brief History of Motion, Standage overturns myths and invites us to look at our past with fresh eyes so we can create the future we want to see. Author Biography Tom Standage is deputy editor of the Economist and the author of six previous history books, including Writing on the Wall, the New York Times bestsellers A History of the World in 6 Glasses and An Edible History of Humanity, and The Victorian Internet, a history of the telegraph. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Wired, and other publications. Standage holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University. He lives in London. @TomStandage Review Tom Standage has a gift for explaining how our modern world came to be and might evolve. In A Brief History of Motion, his skills as a historian and his trademark insight and wit shine in a way that will make your mind whir every time you hop on a bike or get behind the wheel of a car. This book is full of surprises and an absolute delight. * Ashlee Vance, New York Times-bestselling author of ELON MUSK *There arent many books this entertaining that also provide a cogent crash course in ancient, classical and modern history. * Los Angeles Times on A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN SIX GLASSES *A zippy narrative . . . [Standage] uses something mundane and everyday to tell vivid and accessible stories about the changing textures of human life. * The New Yorker, on A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN SIX GLASSES * Promotional From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, an eye-opening road trip through 5,500 years of humans on the go, revealing how transportation inevitably shapes civilization. Review Quote "Tom Standage has a gift for explaining how our modern world came to be and might evolve. In A Brief History of Motion , his skills as a historian and his trademark insight and wit shine in a way that will make your mind whir every time you hop on a bike or get behind the wheel of a car. This book is full of surprises and an absolute delight." -- Ashlee Vance, New York Times-bestselling author of ELON MUSK "There arent many books this entertaining that also provide a cogent crash course in ancient, classical and modern history." -- Los Angeles Times on A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN SIX GLASSES "A zippy narrative . . . [Standage] uses something mundane and everyday to tell vivid and accessible stories about the changing textures of human life." -- The New Yorker, on A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN SIX GLASSES Details ISBN1635579368 Author Tom Standage Short Title A Brief History of Motion Pages 272 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1635579368 ISBN-13 9781635579369 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-08-16 Subtitle From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next DEWEY 629.209 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USA Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-08-16 NZ Release Date 2022-08-16 US Release Date 2022-08-16 UK Release Date 2022-08-16 Illustrations B&W images throughout Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161182858;