Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution by Duncan Campbell-Smith

Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution

Duncan Campbell-Smith

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The story of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. In 1985 Hans von Ohain, the scientist who pioneered Nazi Germany's efforts to build a jet plane, posed the question: 'Would World War II ...

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