Ski-Dogs, Pol-Cats, and the Mechanization of Winter: The Development of Recreational Snowmobiling in North America

@article{Reich1999SkiDogsPA,
  title={Ski-Dogs, Pol-Cats, and the Mechanization of Winter: The Development of Recreational Snowmobiling in North America},
  author={L. S. Reich},
  journal={Technology and Culture},
  year={1999},
  volume={40},
  pages={484 - 516}
}
  • L. Reich
  • Published 1 July 1999
  • Engineering
  • Technology and Culture
L'auteur retrace deux decennies pendant lesquelles les transports dans les territoires enneiges se sont developpes. En faisant un parallele troublant sur l'emergence de l'automobile au debut du siecle, l'auteur trouve dans le domaine des transports sur neige, un secteur ou la concurrence fait rage et ou les imperatifs en matiere de creation doivent repondre aux soucis des nuisances sonores et de la securite. 
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