Jet age

the Comet the 707 and the race to shrink the world

Jet age

the Comet the 707 and the race to shrink the world
Sam Howe Verhovek
Book - 2010
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37413313057897 متاح Non-fiction 629.1333 VERHOVE
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المؤلف الرئيسي: Verhovek, Sam Howe
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة:English
منشور في: New York : Avery, c2010.
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245 1 0 |a Jet age :  |b the Comet, the 707, and the race to shrink the world /  |c Sam Howe Verhovek. 
260 |a New York :  |b Avery,  |c c2010. 
300 |a xxiv, 248 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
500 |a "...reveals the most astounding miracle in modern life, and it's been hiding in plain sight. Forget computers and television, Facebook and Google. The Jet Age has shrunk our planet, brought us together, obliterated borders, and changed virtually every aspect of life on earth. At its heart is the gripping story of two extraordinary, larger-than-life men whose race to unlock the secret of jet travel transformed our world."--Dust jacket. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-233) and index. 
505 0 |a The de Havilland comet -- The Boeing 707 Jet Stratoliner -- Dreamers and aviators -- Empires in the sky -- Ambassadors to the air -- The Comet mystery -- The race to shrink the world. 
650 0 |a Aeronautics, Commercial  |x History. 
650 0 |a Jet planes  |x History. 
998 |a 2011.02.11 
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