博客來The most essential invention of the modern age came from the least expected mind.
John Boyd Dunlop was not an engineer, industrialist, or inventor by trade. He was a quiet, methodical Scottish veterinary surgeon practicing in 19th-century Belfast, a world defined by the jarring rattle of iron wheels on cobblestone streets.
His breakthrough was not born of commercial ambition, but of simple, paternal empathy: the desire to give his young son, Johnnie, a smoother ride on his tricycle. In his backyard workshop in 1887, Dunlop wrapped rubber and canvas around a wheel and inflated it with air. He intended to fix a toy; he unintentionally launched a revolution.
The Quiet Man Who Remade the World is the definitive biography of the pneumatic tire’s inventor and the massive, multinational empire built upon his simple idea. This book plunges into the tumultuous years that followed the invention.
Discover the life of the humble pioneer whose single act of genius provided the indispensable foundation for global travel, securing his place as one of the most crucial, yet unassuming, figures in the history of technology. Approx.180 pages, 29800 word count
