"Do you love watching race cars? Then maybe you can get a job making them go faster. There are more jobs for gearheads than you probably ever realized. From classic car restorer to motorcycle designer, readers will learn about various STEM and STEAM for gearheads jobs and what it takes to get one."--Provided by publisher.
"Do you love watching race cars? Then maybe you can get a job making them go faster. There are more jobs for gearheads than you probably ever realized. From classic car restorer to motorcycle designer, readers will learn about various STEM and STEAM for gearheads jobs and what it takes to get one."--Provided by publisher.
Do you love watching racing cars? Then maybe you can get a job making them go faster. There are more jobs for gearheads than you probably ever realized. From classic car restorer to motorcycle designer, readers will learn about various STEM and STEAM jobs for gearheads and what it takes to get one.
Airports are busy places with people and things taking off and landing from trips across states, countries, and oceans. Who are the people who keep airports running? From security officers to baggage handlers to gift shop employees, many people work together to serve the needs of an airport. Learn about their important work in this book from the Wonderful Workplaces series.
A popular feature in Antique Automobile magazine, Steven Rossi's columns open up the world of old cars, transporting readers to earlier times from the age of horseless carriages through the evolution of cars and car culture. This compilation from a decade's writings draws on a lifetime of knowledge and experience amassed in the antique auto hobby, the enthusiast community and the automotive industry to explore topics large and small. The selected essays, edited and with photographs provided by award-winning Antique Automobile editor West Peterson, include informative treatments of historical subjects and technical matters, whimsical observations, important brand and model analyses, profiles of compelling personalities and an abundance of fascinating excursions down side roads of the automotive map. For the curious, think of this collection as a crash course in automotive history. For those already immersed in the old car universe, it offers fresh insights and an authoritative perspective on topics of lasting interest.
"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
A book for the true car enthusiast. With upbeat rhymes and colorful illustrations, this book is as entertaining as it is informative. A book that will inspire and encourage a curiosity for cars in both children and adults. A fun way for the car enthusiast to share his or her love of cars.
A legend in the car industry reveals the philosophy that's starting to turn General Motors around. In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy. When Lutz got into the auto business in the early sixties, CEOs knew that if you captured the public's imagination with great cars, the money would follow. The car guys held sway, and GM dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC, and Chevrolet. But then GM's leadership began to put their faith in analysis, determined to eliminate the "waste" and "personality worship" of the bygone creative leaders. Management got too smart for its own good. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers (and much of American industry) lost their single-minded focus on product excellence. Decline followed. Lutz's commonsense lessons (with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes) will inspire readers at any company facing the bean counter analysis-paralysis menace.
This book is essential reading for the students of Mechanical Engineering. It is a rich blend of theoretical concepts and neat illustrations with footnotes and a list of formulae for ready referenceKey Features:" Step-by-Step approach to help students