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The history and development of the automobile is sometimes told only in terms of engineering solutions. We love to think of cars as a technical achievement. But the automobile is a social construct which comes about in this form because of various social, political and cultural factors. The engineers, however brave, are never alone. write an essay, based on DOWN the ASPHALT PATH, which identifies the factors which have led to the standard of automobility we are seeing today. What starts out as a luxury thing marketed to a few rich kids becomes an essential tool of survival. (So don’t be naïve about a “demand” for automobility either). double spaced, quote from the book, use footnotes, structure your essay, and give it a title which expresses your main point.
Topics in History of Science: Transportation History: Mobility between Engineering and Policy