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Dam Buster

- Barnes Wallis, the Lost Visionary of British Aviation
Af: Richard Morris Engelsk Paperback

Dam Buster

- Barnes Wallis, the Lost Visionary of British Aviation
Af: Richard Morris Engelsk Paperback
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'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES HOLLAND

Barnes Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that spanned most of the 20th century, from airships at its start to reusable spacecraft near the end. In the years between he pioneered new kinds of aircraft structure, bombs to alter the way in which wars are fought, and aeroplanes that could change shape in flight. Later work extended to radio telescopy, prosthetic limbs, and plans for a fleet of high-speed cargo submarines to travel the world's oceans in silence.
 
 For all his fame, little is known about the man himself. Dam Buster draws on family records to reveal someone thick with contradictions: a Victorian who in his imagination ranged far into the 21st century; a romantic for whom nostalgic pastoral and advanced technology went together; an unassuming man who kept a close eye on his legacy. Wallis was last in a line of engineers who combined hands-on experience with searching vision. Richard Morris sets out to locate him in Britain's grand narrative.
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'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES HOLLAND

Barnes Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that spanned most of the 20th century, from airships at its start to reusable spacecraft near the end. In the years between he pioneered new kinds of aircraft structure, bombs to alter the way in which wars are fought, and aeroplanes that could change shape in flight. Later work extended to radio telescopy, prosthetic limbs, and plans for a fleet of high-speed cargo submarines to travel the world's oceans in silence.
 
 For all his fame, little is known about the man himself. Dam Buster draws on family records to reveal someone thick with contradictions: a Victorian who in his imagination ranged far into the 21st century; a romantic for whom nostalgic pastoral and advanced technology went together; an unassuming man who kept a close eye on his legacy. Wallis was last in a line of engineers who combined hands-on experience with searching vision. Richard Morris sets out to locate him in Britain's grand narrative.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 528
ISBN-13: 9781474623438
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1474623433
Udg. Dato: 9 maj 2024
Længde: 33mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 9 maj 2024
Forfatter(e): Richard Morris
Forfatter(e) Richard Morris


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ISBN-13 9781474623438


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 528


Udgave


Længde 33mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 9 maj 2024


Oplagsdato 9 maj 2024


Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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