This is the story of a genius throttled by British government bureaucracy. Although gagged for decades by the secrecy of that period, the story can now be told in full and these revelations provide a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the wartime government and military establishment, attitudes that led to one of the greatest inventions of all time being offered freely to those who were to become Britain's main aircraft manufacturing competitors.
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Young Jet Genius,
By Hubert N. Greenwood (Aurora, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Genesis: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine (Paperback)
Perhaps a little too detailed for casual readers, the story of Frank Whittle's struggle to develop the jet engine. From his early days at Cranwell, through his battles with government and corporations, through his final success. A great addition for the aviation historian.
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From innovation to product,
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This review is from: Genesis: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine (Paperback)
Although this book is mostly for aviation aficionados it gives it's own insight to the issue of making innovation into a product.
I liked the way book took it's reader into the battle of innovator proving his inventions merits to an industry for which the very invention was a disruption of long lines of established products. Franks obstacles can be common for many other developers/engineers that want to make a product that changes the world.
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Depressing story of beaurocracy at its worst...,
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This review is from: Genesis: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine (Paperback)
I found the book interesting however if you're hoping for a good explanation of the JET engine, the developments and aircraft, this book is NOT for you. Not enough meat, diagrams or pictures. See instead other works like Klaus Hunecke's excellent book "Jet Engines".If you're an avid historian and want to know how a visionary RAF officer/engineer worked himself to near death for little reward or advancement within a government system that tried hard to stymie him at every step, this is indeed a moving,fascinating and somewhat depressing book... they even gave his engines away to the Russians and Americans.
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