Genesis of the Jet
Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine
Published on 13. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
332 pages
978-1-85310-860-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is the story of a genius throttled by British government bureaucracy. On 12 April 1937, Whittle became the first person to successfully start and run a turbojet engine, yet his company was nationalised and he was banned from engine production.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
46 halftones, 10 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 145 mm
Weight
504 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85310-860-0 (9781853108600)
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Schweitzer Classification