The bicycle is the most widely used means of transportation in the world and, to date, the most efficient human-powered vehicle ever invented.
While it seemed until recently to have been almost completely displaced by the automobile, the bicycle is now experiencing a resurgence that spans areas as diverse as technological innovations, cultural-historical considerations, and discussions on cycling mobility, urban planning, and the health benefits of cycling.
This book accompanies an exhibition at the Hamburg Museum of Work and addresses a wide range of topics related to the technical, cultural, and mobility history of the bicycle. Journalists, historians, transportation experts, and museum professionals present the current state of knowledge in concise texts. The contributions are supplemented by numerous illustrations.
The Bicycle is thus both a book to browse and explore, presenting countless objects from the first draisine to the modern design bicycle, and reflecting the phases of the bicycle’s development in art, literature, advertising, film, photography, and the internet in a manner characteristic of each era.
Mario Bäumer, Museum der Arbeit (Hrsg.). - Hamburg : Junius, 2014. - 215 pages : Illustrations
