Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet by Andrew Nahum

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Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet

Andrew Nahum

304 pages paperback

1 edition

nonfiction autobiography biography history science technology
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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...

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