驾驶机器：汽车设计史 （威托德·黎辛斯基) The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car

基本信息

ISBN-13：9781324123514

ISBN-10：1324123516

Author：Witold Rybczynski

Publisher：WW Norton & Co

Imprint：WW Norton & Co

Format：Paperback

Number of Pages：256

Release Date：15 May 2026

Weight：243g

Dimensions：211mm x 140mm x 18mm

信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

在这部生动有趣的作品中，被《出版人周刊》誉为“当今杰出的设计作家之一”的维托尔德·雷布钦斯基，讲述了历史上具特色的汽车以及创造它们的艺术家、工程师、梦想家和汽车爱好者的故事。他深入探讨了170多年来汽车设计、技术和工程领域的创新历程，带领我们从1855年卡尔·奔驰的三轮汽车一路走到如今的电动汽车时代。在此过程中，他还回顾了亨利·福特T型车开启的大规模生产时代；美国汽车设计的黄​​金时代和汽车文化的兴起；以迷你库珀为代表的战后欧洲小型汽车；以及流线型优雅跑车的悠久传统。

雷布钦斯基探讨了汽车如何反映民族性格（例如迷人的意大利菲亚特Cinquecento）、成为亚文化的象征（例如美国嬉皮士钟爱的VW巴士），甚至成为时代的标志（例如实用的克莱斯勒小型货车）。他阐述了汽车技术的关键发展，包括电动启动器、齿轮齿条式转向系统和碟式刹车，揭示了现代汽车是如何经过一个多世纪的反复试验和改进而诞生的。他还穿插讲述了自己拥有和驾驶过的众多汽车的趣闻轶事，从他的车——标志性的大众甲壳虫开始。

《驾驶机器》是一部轻松有趣的汽车设计史，并配有作者精美的插图。

In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski-hailed as “one of the best writers on design working today” by Publishers Weekly-tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers, and gearheads who created them. Delving into more than 170 years of ingenuity in design, technology, and engineering, he takes us from Carl Benz’s three-wheel motorcar in 1855 to the present-day shift to electric cars. Along the way, he looks at the emergence of mass production with Henry Ford’s Model T; the Golden Age of American car design and the rise of car culture; postwar European subcompacts typified by the Mini Cooper; and the long tradition of the streamlined and elegant sports car.

Rybczynski explores how cars have been reflections of national character (the charming Italian Fiat Cinquecento), icons of a subculture (the VW bus for American hippies), and even emblems of an era (the practical Chrysler minivan). He explains key developments in automotive technology, including the electric starter, rack-and-pinion steering, and disc brakes, bringing to light how the modern automobile is the result of more than a century of trial and error. And he weaves in charming accounts of the many cars he’s owned and driven, starting with his first-the iconic Volkswagen Beetle.

The Driving Machine is a breezy and fascinating history of design, illustrated with the author’s delightful drawings.

作者简介

维托尔德·雷布钦斯基

维托尔德·雷布钦斯基是一位建筑师，也是宾夕法尼亚大学城市规划专业的荣誉退休教授。他著有二十二本书，其中包括畅销书《家》、《城市生活》和《建筑的故事》。他现居费城。

Witold Rybczynski

Witold Rybczynski is an architect and emeritus professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of twenty-two books, including the best-selling Home, City Life, and The Story of Architecture. He lives in Philadelphia.