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Genesis of the Jet: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine
Genesis of the Jet: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine
John Golley , Bill Gunston OBE , Bill Gunston
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This is the story of a genius throttled by British government bureaucracy. On 12 April 1937, Whittle became the first person to successfully start and run a turbojet engine, yet his company was nationalised and he was banned from engine production.  Read More

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