The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster
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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The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster
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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The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780879723422 |
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Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press |
Publication date: | 06/15/1987 |
Pages: | 258 |
Sales rank: | 494,952 |
Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
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