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Slide Rule1954

the autobiography of an engineer

Nevil Shute

4.0(1)on Hardcover

About this book

A fantastic story of a life in the aviation industry, including being the senior mathematician on the R100 airship in Yorkshire and a co-founder of the Airspeed aircraft company.

Details

First published
1954
OL Work ID
OL2779765W

Subjects

BiographyAeronautical engineersEnglish NovelistsAuthors, englishAuthors, biographyEngineers, biographyGreat britain, biographyBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Autobiography and memoirAeronautics and space flightEngineeringEngineersBiography and autobiography

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