Whittle, the true story

By John Golley

Subjects: Biography, Aeronautics, great britain, Engineers, biography, New York Times reviewed, Aeronautical engineers, Whittle, frank, sir, 1907-1996

Description: A scholarly and detailed exploration of the life of Frank Whittle, the pioneer of both the invention of jet engines and of the construction of the first working jet engine, and the obstacles which he had to face from British officialdom to bring his ideas to fruition