Bicycling Science

David Gordon Wilson was Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus at MIT. An acknowledged authority on human-powered transit and bicycle design— and the self-described “ father of modern recumbents” — he was also a prolific inventor and an early advocate for a “ carbon fee” to encourage the use of renewable energy. Theodor Schmidt, a Swiss engineering consultant specializing in motive solar and human power, worked with David Gordon Wilson on several projects, initially within the International Human-Powered Vehicle Association. Schmidt was editor of Human Power and is now editor of Human Power eJournal.

Full of interesting material to ponder while pedaling down the road.—Jearl Walker, American Journal of Physics