Genesis: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 185310860X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is the story of a genius throttled by British government bureaucracy. Although gagged for decades by the secrecy of that period, the story can now be told in full and these revelations provide a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the wartime government and military establishment, attitudes that led to one of the greatest inventions of all time being offered freely to those who were to become Britain's main aircraft manufacturing competitors.
Jet Engine History Revealed! A Customer If you are an aficionado of turbine engine history you owe it to yourself to find out how it all started. John Golley gives an exhaustive account of Frank Whittle's struggle to develop and perfect the first jet aero engine. The technical difficulties are. A Customer said Depressing story of beaurocracy at its worst. I found the book interesting however if you're hoping for a good explanation of the JET engine, the developments and aircraft, this book is NOT for you. Not enough meat, diagrams or pictures. See instead other works like Klaus Hunecke's excellent book "J. From innovation to product Lari Although this book is mostly for aviation aficionados it gives it's own insight to the issue of making innovation into a product.I liked the way book took it's reader into the battle of innovator proving his inventions merits to an industry for which the