The 1893 Duryea Automobile at the Museum of History and Technology, by Donald H. Berkebile, is a study of the invention that marked the beginning of the automobile era. The author examines in detail the history and development of this first car in America, which changed the way we get around. The book reveals the technical characteristics of the car, features of its design and use in society at the end of the 19th century. The reader will be able to better understand the impact of this invention on technological progress and mobility of people in the past and present.