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Frank Whittle

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Frank Whittle

By Andrew Nahum

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About the book

The story of the jet engine has everything: genius, tragedy, heroism, a world war, the individual vs. the state, and an idea that would change the world. Frank Whittle always maintained that he was held back by a lack of government support. At the very moment in 1943 when his invention was unveiled to the world, his company, Power Jets, was forcibly nationalised. Yet, as Andrew Nahum shows in this brilliantly researched book, Whittle's innovative brilliance, charm and charisma helped him recruit...Show more

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9781785782411

Publisher

Icon Books Ltd

Published year

2017

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1

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Frank Whittle

Format

Paperback

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