by Jud Pitman (2014)
Car buffs and designers of every discipline will find much to enjoy here. What drives the desire to design? Tales in Design is about the nature of creativity and the design process--and more. Each chapter provides a personal vignette marrying a design challenge/solution with mentors and/or family, while taking a nontraditional approach. The author is a mechanical engineer, able to re-visualize form, contour, and structure through different lenses. If you've shaved, gone running, driven at night, or had blood drawn, it's likely you have benefitted from the results of Jud Pitman's patented design work. These are some of his tales.
John Morton
"An account of sports-car builder and racing team Shelby-American through the eyes of John Morton, who worked his way up from shop janitor to team driver to launch a racing career spanning forty years"-Provided by publisher.
Julie des Jardins
The Madame Curie Complex gives fresh insight into the barriers and successes for women in science, and sheds light on the way our cultural ideas of gender have shaped the profession.
Faye Gibbons
A biography of a man born into slavery in South Carolina who became a master bridge builder and, during Reconstruction, served in the Alabama state legislature.
James H. Lackey
"This is both a biography of Ned Jordan and a history of his company and its vehicles. Jordan was also known for its advertising, as it was among the first companies to use full color in its advertisements and target its marketing efforts to women and young people"--Provided by publisher.