BBC History: Sir Frank Whittle (1907-1996)
Biography of the man who patented his idea in 1932 for a jet engine.
www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/whittle_frank.shtml
PBS Chasing the Sun: Frank Whittle
Information on the British inventor. Includes a governmental video clip explaining how a jet engine works.
www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/fwhittle.html
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