Genesis of the Jet: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet Engine

by John Golley, Bill Gunston (Editor), Frank Whittle

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.

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 1997

Reviews

[Chris Tschirhart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book even though it gets into some technical aspects; as it should. Very fascinating read on the development of one of the first two jet engines.

[Damien Postlethwaite · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fascinating insight into this little bit of history that helped to transform the world.