Critical Knowledge
The novel, Critical Knowledge, is written by Mike Manns
Jay Leno wrote the Foreword
Jay Leno wrote the Foreword
It is written as historical fiction; entertaining like a movie, with fictional characters that tell a true story. Starting in 1930, it follows historical events that lead to the creation of Chrysler's Turbine Cars.
In 1997, Manns Restoration was the first company in the world to restore a turbine car. This experience of secret or restricted technical information, gave Mike the idea to write about it.
The restoration also brought Mike and Jay Leno together, a relationship that has lasted through their careers. In 2016, twenty years later, while Mike was visiting; Jay inspired him to finish the book, then Jay would write the Foreword for it.
The concept was to make the book appealing to all readers, blending facts with delightful characters in daily episodes through periods of time.
It is full of intrigue, that will leave one to wonder.
The research for this took Mike through thousands of documents stored in two major archival institutes. The result is history that you can feel with emotion.
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During WW ll, inventions emerged that seemed unthinkable or impossible before. Jet turbine power was one; and replacing the piston engine with a turbine engine was conceived. After ten years of development; turbine cars were ready for production.
Excitement abounded for this futuristic technology. It did not use gasoline, did not have an oil pan, nor a radiator. It was simpler to build, burned much cleaner, eliminating most carbon emissions. It was estimated to last for a million miles with very little maintenance.
The World's largest marketing exhibition was orchestrated to present the Turbine Car in 21 countries. Following all of these expansive corporate achievements; the Turbine Cars were destroyed and the program was halted.
Tracing three decades of true historical events; the fictional characters in this novel take you to those days and imagined corporate battles. The Turbine Car would have brought tremendous change to the petroleum and automotive industries.
There are secrets in Critical Knowledge.