Making Jet Engines in World War II
Author | : Hermione Giffard |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2016-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226388595 |
ISBN-13 | : 022638859X |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Download or read book Making Jet Engines in World War II written by Hermione Giffard and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our stories of industrial innovation tend to focus on individual initiative and breakthroughs. Hermione Giffard uses the case of the development of jet engines to offer a different way of understanding technological innovation, revealing the complicated mix of factors that go into any decision to pursue an innovative, and therefore risky technology.