Book ID: CBB167644297

Jet Web: CONNECTIONS in the Development History of Turbojet Engines 1920 - 1950 (2022)

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The present book describes the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland from early beginnings in the 1920s up to the first practical usage in the 1950s, before the still unbroken, grand impact of aero propulsion technology on global air traffic started. interconnections are highlighted, including the considerable impact of axial-flow compressor design know-how of the Swiss/German company BBC Brown Boveri & Cie. on both sides. The author reveals significant undercurrents which led to a considerable exchange, and thus change in understanding of the technical-historical perspective, especially in the decisive years before WWII, and thus closes gaps in the unilateral views of this ground-breaking technical advancement. The old ‘Whittle vs. von Ohain Saga’ is not repeated in full, but addressed in sufficient detail to understand the considerably enlarged narrative scope.

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Authors & Contributors
Anduaga Egaña, Aitor
Bala, Arun
Billington, David P., Jr.
Blanchard, Pascal
Davies, R. E. G.
Downer, John Richard
Journals
Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Business and Economic History On-Line
Economic History Review
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Journal of the History of Philosophy
Publishers
Chronos
Franz Steiner Verlag
Liverpool University Press
Manchester University Press
MIT Press
Naval Institute Press
Concepts
Cross-national interaction
Diffusion of innovation; diffusion of knowledge; diffusion of technology
Knowledge circulation
Jet propulsion
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Aircraft; airplanes
People
James, William
Needham, Joseph
Richard, Louis-Claude
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
21st century
Places
Germany
Great Britain
United States
France
Switzerland
Africa
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Merck & Co.
Federal Aviation Administration
Merck (E.), firm
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