Flight: The Evolution of Aviation - Couverture rigide

Woolford, Stephen; Warner, Carl

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0233004599 ISBN 13 : 9780233004594

Editeur : Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Experience the evolution of aviation around the world: how it developed as a new means of military combat, how it became the leading mode of international travel, and how it eventually took us to the Moon, all in less than 100 years.

From early pioneers such as the Wright brothers, Alcock and Brown, and Louis Blériot, to the complex technology of military jets, the book conveys the courage of those early pioneers and the skill and imagination of those who have sought to continually push the limits of what can be achieved. A careful selection of detailed images is supported by 20 facsimile items that are printed on the pages.

Documents printed on the page include:

George Cayley's 1849 design for a glider

The log book kept by Arthur Whitten Brown during the first ever transatlantic flight

Apollo 11 mission report of the moon landing

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Stephen Woolford is the Head of Interpretation and Collections at the Imperial War Museum Duxford – one of Europe's premier aviation museums.

Carl Warner is the Head of Cold War and late twentieth-century history at the Imperial War Museum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0233004599
• ISBN 13: 9780233004594
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible