01653cam a2200337 i 4500 340174910 TxGeo 20180212120000.0 170503s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017002359 9780451476456 hbk 045147645X hbk TxGeo rda Newquist, H. P, (Harvey P.) From here to there / by HP Newquist. Story of how we transport ourselves and everything else. New York, NY : Viking, 2017. 123 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 117) and index. This lively history of transportation follows our fascinating route from primitive technology like sandals to driverless cars and beyond! Since humans first stood upright, we've been on the move. Need food? Water? Land? A place to live? Survival depends upon motion. For thousands of years, people have devised ways to move faster, farther, and more comfortably. Their inventions—shoes, skis, the rudder, the wheel, engines, rockets—have had an enormous impact on how and where human beings live and thrive. Amazon.com. Ages 10+. 20180220. Transportation engineering History. Transportation History. Smithsonian Enterprises. Smithsonian Institution, Press. QS5