BUGATTI EB110—RESPECTED SUPERCAR
IT TOOK more than two decades for the Bugatti EB110 to get proper supercar respect, though I recognized its greatness back in the car’s first U.S. road test, Road & … Continue reading
ANNOTATED TREASURES
I CONTINUE to gain high entertainment from annotated editions, even if they’re of familiar works. There are so many neat things to learn, some only peripherally related to the classic … Continue reading
HAPPY 100TH—GENERAL RELATIVITY!
THIS YEAR is the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, so what better time than to describe its intricacies here in 600 words. Now you tell one. … Continue reading
JUNKERS JUMO AND ITS NAPIER DELTIC OFFSPRING
DIESELS ARE boring, some say. Here are two, however, that are anything but. The German Junkers Jumo was (almost) unique in providing diesel power for airplanes. The English Napier Deltic … Continue reading
MASERATI 250F—A CLASSIC RACE CAR OF A CLASSIC ERA
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO’S drive of a Maserati 250F in the 1957 German Grand Prix is one of the greatest motor racing victories. It’s a story oft told, but well worth … Continue reading
LEGO, UP; FERRARI, DOWN
A BRAND is a lot more than the name of a product or service. It’s a collection of aspects, including design and logo, patents and other intellectual property, as well … Continue reading
CELEBRATING PORGY AND BESS
PORGY AND BESS: Is this famed musical work a folk opera? A Broadway show? An opera? Is it an American cultural artifact? A controversial depiction of the African-American experience? An … Continue reading
E2F2 AND OTHER COMPUTERIZED FUN
A READER with an evidently good memory asks about E2F2, the Engineering Editor’s Fun Factor. This assessment of enthusiast car goodness originally appeared in Road & Track, August 1984. Its … Continue reading
KING ARTHUR, THROUGH THE AGES
A GOOD LEGEND, whether true or not, has legs. And so it is with the legend of King Arthur, his sword Excalibur, Queen Guinevere and Knights of the Round Table. … Continue reading
BENTO ART 弁当アート
THE CUISINE OF Japan is renowned for its artistic presentation, even with the everyday dining from the lunchbox, the bento. What’s more, some Japanese moms have transformed their kids’ bento … Continue reading
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