First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-78711-103-5 (ISBN)
The names 'Keith Duckworth' and 'DFV' are practically synonymous, such is the reputation of the famous F1 racing engine which he designed. Whilst there are books covering the technical aspects of the DFV engine, and other designs from Cosworth, the company which he founded with Mike Costin, there are many gaps in the story of Duckworth's career, before and after Cosworth. This book comprehensively fills those gaps, taking the reader into the world of Britain's finest 20th century engineers.It was a world consisting of far more than motorsport, embracing an astonishing variety of mechnical devices, including aircraft, boats, and motorcycles - particularly Triumph, for whom he was a consultant during his retirement.A man of strong convictions and high integrity, Keith Duckworth OBE cared passionately about his work, fitting almost every aspect of his life around it. From his northern industrial roots, the ups and downs of his personal life, his health problems, to his generous support of charities and business start-ups, this book recreates the story of one of motorsport's - and engineering's - most endearing and enduring characters.
Trained as an engineer at Rolls Royce Aero Engines and Bath University, lifelong petrolhead Norman Burr has been a technical journalist practically all his working life. Initially with professional and industrial magazines, then as a freelance, and subsequently through Pagefast Ltd, a small printing and publishing company that he helped found, he later returned to freelance journalism in 2006. It was Keith Duckworth's enthusiasm for aviation, rather than his better-known motor sport contribution, that provides the connection, but as an accomplished author in both areas, Norman Burr is ideally positioned to chronicle the life of this legendary engineer.
Foreword 5Preface 6Acknowledgements 7Chapter 1 The making of the man 10Picture gallery 1 17Chapter 2 Flying low 25Chapter 3 The Lavender Hill Mob 28Chapter 4 Living with Lotus 39Chapter 5 Horsepower from the stables 50Chapter 6 Three hectic years 60Picture gallery 2 65Chapter 7 Creating a legend 78Chapter 8 Two golden avenues; two dead ends 91Picture gallery 3 97Chapter 9 Work and (a little) play 114Chapter 10 Stress and de-stress 127Picture gallery 4 129Chapter 11 Cosworth takes off 143Chapter 12 Of life and loves 158Picture gallery 5 161Chapter 13 Turbos on two continents 176Chapter 14 The marine adventure 190Chapter 15 New openings 202Picture gallery 6 209Chapter 16 Icons of the Eighties 223Chapter 17 "We have to start again" 233Picture gallery 7 241Chapter 18 Flying from the heart 254Chapter 19 Cosworth after Keith 264Picture gallery 8 273Chapter 20 Diesel diversions 283Chapter 21 Keith after Cosworth 287Picture gallery 9 289Chapter 22 The microlight legacy 308Chapter 23 Vale 320Picture gallery 10 321Appendix 337Index 351
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.02.2017 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 232 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78711-103-2 / 1787111032 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78711-103-5 / 9781787111035 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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