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.
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David Gordon Wilson is Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the coauthor of the first two editions of Bicycling Science and was the editor of the journal Human Power from 1994 to 2002.
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"The human being used as an engine may not be the way you look at a bicycle, but that's how nature looks at it. This exceptional book analyzes, compares and judges the measurable aspects of people-power and the bicycle being ridden .... Happily, [the authors) haven't hidden the findings in a mass of jargon. The chapter on bicycle physics will get most readers to a useful level of understanding. The chapter on people-powered devices other than bicycles is fascinating."
- J. Baldwin, The CoEvolution Quarterly
"The technical discussion is presented for the intelligent layman, and the book will interest bicycle racers, serious bicycle tourists, and man-powered transportation enthusiasts. A landmark reference."
- Library Journal
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Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.], MIT Pr., 1982
ISBN 10: 0262231115
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2. ed. XVIII, 364 Seiten, zahlr. Textabb. Paperback. Ein gutes Ex. Unfortunately, deliveries to the USA are not possible at this time. Seller Inventory # 36838AB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Signed by David Gordon Wilson. There is modest shelf wear on the cloth, with somewhat bumped corners, faintly wavy pages, some smudging on the text block, toning on the insides of the covers & the end pages, & somewhat yellowed pages, as well as some wear & aging on the dust jacket, with some scratches & spots of hard rubbing marking the surfaces, & a light tear on the upper extremity of the spine; the book is attractive & otherwise in very good condition. Seller Inventory # 931667