The Story of Automotive Electronics:1970 (Technology History Book 3)

THIS BOOK CONTAINS ELECTRICAL, WIRING AND TECH INFORMATION FOR 1970s ERA U.S. CARS. IF YOU ARE RE-DOING A CLASSIC, YOU NEED TO HAVE WHAT'S IN THIS BOOK!When this book was written in 1970, transistors were just in their teens! The Apollo moon-walk was still news. TV was over the air. And cars were mostly mechanical. The idea that electronics would be “the next big thing” in new-tech automotive engineering was just coming in for a landing. 1970 was over half a century ago. Brilliant engineers wanted to make future cars better, improve performance and be safer. Electronics brought exciting solutions and possibilities. The global euphoria that came with America’s sensational, successful Apollo 11 moon-landing on July 20, 1969 created an expectation that “technology” could solve any problem and build a path to any future that we can envision. So, the auto industry fairly buzzed with ideas and predictions… like cars, one day, will drive themselves…that they will do our spoken bidding…act to protect us and prevent accidents…entertain us…give us instant guidance and communication… and much, much more. The reality is closer today. We got to today impelled by the richness of yesterday’s ideas, discoveries and technology. Tomorrow will prove even more mind-bending, as 5G technology, robotics, AI and more changes everything! In fact, here in the 21st century, ideas that seemed like science fiction in 1970 now seem quite tame. The reality is proving vastly more far-reaching than the dreams of yesterday! Wonder how long it will take us to get to the amazing world of 5G and driverless vehicles? Want to know a bit about the history of car devices, how-it-works, stories of invention, and get practical information you can use right now? Are you curious about how it began? Want to compare the “state of the art” then, to where we are heading now? Start here. I’m fond of saying: “If you want to see how far we’ve come, you must know how it began.” Read more