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FA-51427-05	Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers	Jeffrey Schnapp	A Cultural History of the Concept of Velocity	7/1/2006 - 3/31/2007	$40,000.00	Jeffrey		Schnapp				Stanford University	Stanford	CA	94305-2004	USA	2004	Comparative Literature	Fellowships for University Teachers	Research Programs	40000	0	40000	0	I propose to write the first cultural history of velocity in Western culture: from the ancient Greek & Roman identification of speed with god-like agents to the coaching revolution of the 18th-19th centuries to the rise of mechanized conveyances and modern transportation networks in the 19th-20th centuries to the contemporary information revolution.