The Grand Designers: The Evolution of the Airplane in the 20th Century

by John D. Anderson Jr.

Book Overview

The airplane has experienced phenomenal advancement in the twentieth century, changing at an exponential rate from the Wright brothers to the present day. In this ground breaking work based on new research, Dr John D. Anderson, Jr, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum, analyzes the historical development of the conceptual design process of the airplane. He aims to answer the question of whether airplane advancement has been driven by a parallel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521817870
• ISBN13: 9780521817875
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"