Reinventing the wheel : the continuing evolution of the bicycle : a presentation of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Smithsonian National Museum of American History /

Video explores the bicycle's unique history and technology. The velocipede achieved great popularity almost immediately when it was introduced more than a century ago. Countless inventors were inspired to make bicycles more efficient and comfortable, and bicycle innovation continues today. Prog...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Lemelson Center, Hillmann & Carr Productions, Smithsonian Institution, United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Other Authors:	Gruber, Jennifer L. (Producer, Director), Bell, Tom (Screenwriter)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, [2013?]
Subjects:	Bicycles > History. Bicycles > Exhibitions. Documentary films. Feature films. Biographical films.

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Summary:	Video explores the bicycle's unique history and technology. The velocipede achieved great popularity almost immediately when it was introduced more than a century ago. Countless inventors were inspired to make bicycles more efficient and comfortable, and bicycle innovation continues today. Program highlights include "high wheelers," hand-powered cycles for the disabled, mountain bikes, and even a bicycle that rides on snow.
Item Description:	DVD released in 2002; filmed on occasion of the Lemelson Center's exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution's program "Re-inventing the Wheel" on May 6, 2000. DVD release: 2013; originally filmed in 2002; on occasion of the Lemelson Center's exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution's program "Re-inventing the Wheel" on May 6, 2000. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Edited by Tod Hopkins, Martin Nelson.