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On the Move: A Visual Timeline of Transportation. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-56458-880-7. Bruno, Leonard C. (1993). On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research. ISBN 978-0-8103-8396-8. Berger, Michael L. The automobile in American history and culture: a reference guide (Greenwood, 2001). Condit, Carl W.
Much of the focus of early research was on imitating birds, but through trial and error, balloons, airships, gliders and eventually powered aircraft and other types of flying machines were invented. Kites were the first form of man-made flying objects, [11] and early records suggest that kites were around before 200 BC in China. [12]
Better flying transportation, efficient propulsion in air Electrohydrodynamics: Jet pack or backpack helicopter: Early commercialization, prototypes [150] More effective individual transportation Maglev train: Research, early commercialization, diffusion [151] [152] Faster trains Transrapid, Shanghai Maglev Train, Linimo: Magnetic levitation
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a division of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.TRB's mission is to mobilize expertise, experience, and knowledge to anticipate and solve complex transportation-related challenges.
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on transportation policy and related issues. [1] It was established in 1979 as Transportation Research Part A: General, obtaining its current name in 1992.
As of August 2011, it is the official journal of the World Society for Transport and Land Use Research. [2] It is operated on a volunteer basis with institutional support from the Center for Transportation Studies and the Networks, Economics, and Urban Systems Research Group [ 3 ] at the University of Minnesota , where it is published three ...
Advances in diesel engine efficiency and emission reduction technologies are unlocking significant opportunities in the global diesel engine market. Innovations such as turbocharging and common rail direct fuel injection systems have revolutionized fuel efficiency, enabling engines to generate more power while consuming less fuel.
The World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) is an international research organization dedicated to transportation research. The scope of the society is multi-modal, multi-disciplinary, and multi-sectorial transportation research. The Society organizes every three years the World Conferences on Transportation Research in different ...