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From chariots to e-scooters: transformations in transport

From chariots to e-scooters: transformations in transport

FromHistory Extra podcast


From chariots to e-scooters: transformations in transport

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tom Standage traces technological advances in transport, from the invention of the wheel to the rise of the carTom Standage, author of A Brief History of Motion, speaks to Jon Bauckham about technological advances in transport, from the invention of the wheel to the rise of the car, and reveals why modern transport dilemmas echo those of the late 19th century.(Ad) Tom Standage is the author of A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel to the Car to What Comes Next (Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Motion-Wheel-Comes/dp/1526608324/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide
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Released:
Nov 6, 2021
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