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The way to go : moving by sea, land, and air / Kate Ascher ; art direction by Design Language ; research by Rob Vroman.

by Ascher, Kate.

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Penguin Press, 2014.

Transportation.

Railroad trains.

207 p. : color ill., color maps ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

"Focusing on the machines that underpin our lives, Ascher’s The Way to Go also introduces the systems that keep those machines in business--the emergency communication networks that connect ships at sea, the automated tolling mechanisms that maintain the flow of highway traffic, the air control network that keeps planes from colliding in the sky. Equally fascinating are the technologies behind these complex systems: baggage tag readers that make sure people’s bags go where they need to; automated streetlights that adjust their timing based on traffic flow; GPS devices that pinpoint where we are on earth at any second. Together these technologies move more people farther, faster, and more cheaply than at any other time in history. As our lives and our businesses become more entwined with others across the globe, there has never been a better time to understand how transportation works. Indispensable and unforgettable, Kate Ascher’s The Way to Go is a gorgeous graphic guide to a world moving as never before."--From publisher.

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