- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; First Edition edition (4 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840465387
- ISBN-13: 978-1840465389
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 331,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Guardian, June 3, 2004
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Technological history as it should be written!,
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This review is from: Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet (Hardcover)
At last someone has got past the usual cliches about the invention of the jet engine. This convincing account shows how shaky the jet programme really was during the war. I was also intrigued to see how persistently Whittle seemed to have 'bitten the hand that fed him' and brought about much of his own misfortune. The author has a good clear style and puts across technical issues with unusual ability. My only criticism is that this is quite a short book on a fascinating topic. I wish it had been longer.
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Rather ho-hum,
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This review is from: Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet (Hardcover)
I bought this book at the same time as Not Much of an Engineer by Sir Stanley Hooker. Each gives some account of the early development of the jet engine in England. I regard my purchase of this small volume as something of a waste of money. It is written in a rather dry manner and seems to be an attempt at myth-busting. Perhaps there are some myths, but I recommend the other book as being far more interesting and written by one who was himself something of a genius and knew Whittle personally, with a sound grasp of the politics behind the development of the jet engine.
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