'Engines of Change': How cars and culture fueled our dreams - Bend Bulletin

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'Engines of Change': How cars and culture fueled our dreams Bend Bulletin By Susan Carpenter / Los Angeles Times It would be impossible to count the number of automotive makes and models that have come and gone since the car was first invented — or the number of books that have been written about them. Book tells how cars fueled our dreamsGoErie.com all 6 news articles »

How Thomas Edison, Mark Zuckerberg, and Iron Man are holding back American ... - Washington Post (blog)

How Thomas Edison, Mark Zuckerberg, and Iron Man are holding back American ... Washington Post (blog) The birthplace of Silicon Valley is memorialized in Dave Packard's old car garage in Palo Alto, but Packard and Bill Hewlett actually created the first prototype of their new oscillator at Stanford University. Edison invented the lightbulb with the ... and more »

Minivans Sales Are Up But Don't Call It A Comeback - Huffington Post

Minivans Sales Are Up But Don't Call It A Comeback Huffington Post Automakers are turning away from minis in favor of crossovers, which are more like SUVS but built with the underpinnings of a car, which is considered trendier these days. Chrysler, which invented minis back in the 1980s, is planning to eliminate one ...

New York's Last Cross-Harbor Railway Chugs On as Alternative to Trucks - Wall Street Journal

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New York's Last Cross-Harbor Railway Chugs On as Alternative to Trucks Wall Street Journal The Pennsylvania Railroad built them—in 1907—as the first electric "float bridges," marvels able to join tracks on land to tracks on the decks of barges. One of them still works. In 1954, the Pennsy was launching 1000 cars a day from Greenville.

Who Made That Crash-Test Dummy? - New York Times

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Who Made That Crash-Test Dummy? New York Times “If you are in a side crash, we want to know how much is it deforming the ribs laterally,” says Raul Arbelaez, vice president of the Vehicle Research Center at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Dummies are made from rubber, steel and vinyl, ...