First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth OBE

Norman Burr

ISBN 10: 1845845285 / ISBN 13: 9781845845285

Published by Veloce Publishing, Dorchester, UK, 2015

About this Item

Veloce Publishing, Dorchester, UK. 1st edition 2015. Hardcover. 345 pp. 240x160 mm (9½"x6¼") approx. Many colour and B&W photos, plus a list of engines and other major projects at Cosworth. Condition: as new in an as new dust jacket. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its condition. A little piece of trivia.I'm in the photo on page 132, but they've spelled my name wrong, as almost everyone does.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth OBE
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing, Dorchester, UK
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845845285
• ISBN 13: 9781845845285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The names 'Keith Duckworth' and 'DFV' are practically synonymous, such is the reputation of the famous F1 racing engine which he designed. Whilst there are books covering the technical aspects of the DFV engine, and other designs from Cosworth, the company which he founded with Mike Costin, there are many gaps in the story of Duckworth's career, before and after Cosworth. This book comprehensively fills those gaps, taking the reader into the world of Britain's finest 20th century engineers. It was a world consisting of far more than motorsport, embracing an astonishing variety of mechnical devices, including aircraft, boats, and motorcycles – particularly Triumph, for whom he was a consultant during his retirement. A man of strong convictions and high integrity, Keith Duckworth OBE cared passionately about his work, fitting almost every aspect of his life around it. His northern industrial roots, the ups and downs of his personal life, his health problems, and his generous support of charities and business start-ups, tell the story of one of motorsport's – and engineering's – most endearing and enduring characters.

About the Author

Trained as an engineer at Rolls Royce Aero Engines and Bath University, lifelong petrolhead Norman Burr has been a technical journalist practically all his working life. Initially with professional and industrial magazines, then as a freelance, and subsequently through Pagefast Ltd, a small printing and publishing company that he helped to found, he later returned to freelance journalism in 2006. It was Keith Duckworth's enthusiasm for aviation, rather than his better-known motorsport contribution, that provides the connection, but as an accomplished author in both areas, Norman Burr is ideally positioned to chronicle the life of this legendary engineer.