Making jet engines in World War II : Britain, Germany, and the United States
Details:
- Author(s) Giffard, Hermione
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2016
- Pages 362pp; illus
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Place Published Chicago IL
Topics:
- Name Comparative international studies
- Name Innovation, diffusion & invention, inc technology & products
Countries:
- Germany
- United States
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for Business History, 2016. Scholarly account. Deals with the process of innovation using as a case study the development of jet aircraft engines, 1939-45, revealing the 'complicated mix' of factors involved in the decision to innovate in risky technology, comparing the different approaches of Britain, Germany and the USA. Has sections: 'Turbojet production during World War II'; 'The aero-engine industry and turbojet development'; 'Inventive institutions'; 'Construction of a hero'