The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Cartmell, Robert

 
9780879723422: The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster [Lingua Inglese]

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In 1984 America celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the first successful roller coaster device: La Marcus A. Thompson s switchback railway, erected at Coney Island. Robert Cartmell examines every phase of roller coaster history, from the use of the roller coaster by Albert Einstein to demonstrate his theory of physics, to John Allen s use of psychology in designing one.

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Both of these books are published under the University of Wisconsin Press' Popular Press imprint. In 1984, America celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the first successful roller coaster device - La Marcus A. Thompson's switchback railway - erected at Coney Island. Although more than a century has gone by, the literature of the amusement park and its history is still in its infancy. Robert Cartmell examines every phase of roller coaster history, from the use of the roller coaster by Albert Einstein to demonstrate his theory of physics, to John Allen's use of psychology in designing one.

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