The Flying Mathematicians of World War I - Hardcover

Royle, Tony

 
9780228003731: The Flying Mathematicians of World War I
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0228003733 ISBN 13: 9780228003731
Verlag: MCGILL QUEENS UNIV PR, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

Keith Lucas was killed instantly when his BE2 biplane collided with that of a colleague over Salisbury Plain on 5 October 1916. As a captain in the Royal Flying Corps, Lucas would have known that his death was a very real risk of the work he was doing in support of Britain's war effort. But Lucas wasn't a career pilot - he was a scientist. The Flying Mathematicians of World War I details the advances and sacrifices of a select group of pioneers who left the safety of their laboratories to drive aeronautics forward at a critical moment in history. These mathematicians and scientists, including Lucas, took up the challenge to advance British aviation during the war and soon realized that they would need to learn how to fly themselves if they were to complete their mission. Set in the context of a new field of engineering, driven apace by conflict, the book follows Lucas and his colleagues as they endured freezing cockpits and engaged in aerial versions of Russian roulette in order to expand our understanding of aeronautics. Tony Royle deftly navigates this fascinating history of technical achievement, imagination, and ingenuity punctuated by bravery, persistence, and tragedy. As a result, The Flying Mathematicians of World War I makes accessible the mathematics and the personal stories that forever changed the course of aviation.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Tony Royle is a research associate and tutor at the Open University and a former Royal Air Force and commercial airline pilot.

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Verlag
MCGILL QUEENS UNIV PR
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0228003733
ISBN 13 
9780228003731
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
288
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk

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