A Renaissance in Design

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Chris Borroni-Bird at the Chevrolet Sequel Hydrogen Fuel Cell event
Camp Pendleton, California
September 13, 2006

Speaking of Change Series: A Renaissance of Design?

What if design requirements are really opportunities in disguise? Join Dr. Chris Borroni-Bird, GM Director of Advanced Technology Vehicle Concepts and Mark Frauenfelder, founder of www.BoingBoing.net for a cup of coffee and a speculative conversation about the future of transportation.

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Video Courtesy of General Motors Corporation, 2008


Dr. Christopher Borroni-Bird is one of the world’s leading fuel cell vehicle experts, and a driving force behind GM’s “Reinvention of the Automobile Program.” This program includes the first vehicles designed from a clean sheet around a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system and the first to combine fuel cells with wheel motors and by-wire technology.

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of BoingBoing.net, number five on Technorati’s “Top 100 Blogs”. He is also editor-in-chief of Make Magazine and a former editor of Wired. A writer, illustrator and teechnology evangelist, he is the author of such books as Rule the Web and The Computer: An Illustrated History.




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