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  • 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: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 90,235 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Technological history as it should be written!, 20 April 2004
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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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3.0 out of 5 stars Not about the jet engine, 13 Feb 2006
By Ole Bjrsvik "Ole Bjørsvik" (5172 Loddefjord, - Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet (Revolutions in Science) (Paperback)
The back of this book gives an impression that it is about the development of the jet engine. Regrettable, with the exeption of some photos, and some interspersed minor stuff, it is mostly about Frank Whittle and the bureaucratic "battle" - that is probably more famous than the development of the jet engine itself. The book gives some very good reasons that it was decided to do it in other ways than what Frank Whittle wanted, with regards to development and production of the engine. And the book has a role to play in this regard. But as a book of the development of the engine itself it is disappointing. Due to the fame of this bureaucratic 'battle' a really good book about the technical challenges will probably never be written. But the book is well enough written.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great story, but historically flawed., 31 Jan 2005
This is a great book if you're interested in the story of Frank Whittle and his 'invention' of the jet engine. However, it is a terrible book if you want to know the true story about the invention of the jet engine, which was invented (and flown at the 1910 Paris Air Show) by Romanian Henri Coanda.
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