Tinkering - Consumers Reinvent the Early Automobile

Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Franz teaches history and is Director of Public History at American University. Klappentext "Tinkering" takes a fresh look at early automotive design from the bottom up! as a process that included manufacturers! engineers! designers! advice experts! and consumers! from savvy buyers to grass-roots inventors. Zusammenfassung Tinkering takes a fresh look at early automotive design from the bottom up! as a process that included manufacturers! engineers! designers! advice experts! and consumers! from savvy buyers to grass-roots inventors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Automobiles in the Machine Age 1. What Consumers Wanted 2. Women's Ingenuity 3. Consumers Become Inventors 4. A Tinkerer's Story 5. The Automotive Industry Takes the Stage Epilogue: Tinkering from Customizing to Car Talk

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Franz
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2011
• EAN: 9780812221589
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2158-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous