Title: Whittle, the true story
First published: 1987
Description: A scholarly and detailed exploration of the life  of Frank Whittle, the pioneer of both the invention of jet engines and of the construction of the first working jet engine, and the obstacles which he had to face from British officialdom to bring his ideas to fruition
Subjects: Aeronautical engineers, Biography, New York Times reviewed, Whittle, frank, sir, 1907-1996, Engineers, biography, Aeronautics, great britain, Aircraft gas-turbines, Airplanes, Jet propulsion, Turbodrills
Places: Great Britain, USA
People: Frank Whittle Sir (1907-1996)
Time periods: Predominantly 1929 - 1950
LC classification: TL540.W48 G65 1987