Frank Whittle (Icon Science): The Invention of the Jet

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Frank Whittle (Icon Science): The Invention of the Jet
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Nahum
SeriesIcon Science
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreInventions and inventors
ISBN/Barcode 9781785782411
ClassificationsDewey:621.4352092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Icon Books
Imprint Icon Books
Publication Date 5 October 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 major support from the British government and the RAF, who gave him the green light 'to build a jet engine' at a time when to do so made little sense. Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet is a story of what pushing technology to its limits can achieve and the effect that such achievement can have on those involved.

Author Biography

Andrew Nahum is currently Keeper Emeritus at the Science Museum, London. He is also author of Alec Issigonis and the Mini (Icon Books, 2004) and Fifty Cars that changed the World (Design Museum, 2009, 2016).

Reviews

Read it to learn about what really happened. -- Guardian A superb contribution, and one that badly needed to be done. -- Richard P. Hallion