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A Brief History of Flight: from Balloons to Mach 3 and Beyond

Categorie	Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer	#326211-XC22
Titel	A Brief History of Flight: from Balloons to Mach 3 and Beyond
Auteur	Heppenheimer, T.A.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York etc. : John Wiley & Sons
Jaar van uitgave	2001
ISBN10	0471346373
ISBN13	9780471346371
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The amazing chronicle of our passion for the sky Flight? subject of poetry, art, scientific inquiry, and war? continues to fascinate us. From the days before ballooning to the development of the Boeing 777, flight has fired our imaginations and transformed our lives. Meticulously researched and filled with entertaining first-person anecdotes, little-known historical facts, and offbeat humor, A Brief History of Flight puts into context the social, political, and economic factors that have stoked our passion for flight. You? ll see how big business has helped the most daring? and expensive? inventions get off the ground, laugh at some of history? s most bizarre flight attempts, and even get a rare peek inside some of the earliest passenger ''flight kits.'' Whether you? re an aviation buff... (Lees verder), a business reader, a technology watcher, or simply interested in flight, A Brief History of Flight will leave you wondering what the world of aviation can possibly do for an encore. Critical Praise for T. A. Heppenheimer
Pagina's	454
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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