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by John Golley (Author), Bill Gunston OBE (Author), Bill Gunston (Editor) "1907, the height of the Edwardian era, neared the end of an age of tranquillity and elegance, an age in which Britain's might was unchallenged..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd; New edition edition (13 Aug 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 185310860X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1853108600
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 20 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 251,279 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.
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...I found the account given by Frank Whittle very interesting and just shows what he was up against with the British establishment. I thought the book was of sufficient detail technically, whilst giving an insight into the struggles that went on with British industry and the government. I did not find the book tedious, biased or negative at all, just a true reflection of what went on at the time. Frank Whittle was technically a clever man, who was determined to succeed, despite so many people being against him. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and thought it was a good read. I would recommend the book to anyone interested in Frank Whittle and the history of the development of the gas turbine.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The book is rather disappointing due to its biased nature., 10 Dec 1999
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I was rather disappointed with this book. Instead of concentrating on the actual development of the jet engine, including the technological aspects and the personalities involved, it rather sought to aportion blame on the bearacratic forces which hampered its development. While this might have been Frank Whittle and the author's intention, the book becomes a little tedious, and one is left feeling that this is a highly subjective and biased account of events. The book adopts an approach of "what may have been", instead of telling the story of the jet engine and what actually happened. It is unfortunate that such an achievment in aviation and engineering should be looked back upon with a negative slant.
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