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Bicycling Science (Fourth Edition)
By
David Gordon Wilson,
David Gordon Wilson
David Gordon Wilson was Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus at MIT. An acknowledged authority on human-powered transit and bicycle design—and the self-described “father of modern recumbents”—he was also a prolific inventor and an early advocate for a “carbon fee” to encourage the use of renewable energy.
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Theodor Schmidt
Theodor Schmidt
Theodor Schmidt, a Swiss engineering consultant specializing in motive solar and human power, worked with David Gordon Wilson on several projects, initially within the International Human-Powered Vehicle Association. Schmidt was editor of
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The MIT Press
ISBN electronic:
9780262357531
Publication date:
2020
Book Chapter
1: A Short History of Bicycling
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Published:2020
Citation
2020. "A Short History of Bicycling", Bicycling Science, David Gordon Wilson, Theodor Schmidt
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