UID:
almafu_9960177684302883
Format:
1 online resource (362 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
0-226-38862-X
Content:
Our stories of industrial innovation tend to focus on individual initiative and breakthroughs. Hermione Giffard uses the case of the development of jet engines to offer a different way of understanding technological innovation, revealing the complicated mix of factors that go into any decision to pursue an innovative, and therefore risky technology.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2016.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Abbreviations --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Turbojet Production during World War II --
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Chapter 2. The Aero- Engine Industry and Turbojet Development --
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Chapter 3. Inventive Institutions --
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Chapter 4. The Construction of a Hero --
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Conclusion. The Jet Engine and Innovation --
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Appendix A. Power Jets Ltd., Schedule of Shareholders, November 1, 1943 --
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Appendix B. Air Ministry Jet Publicity (1944– 45) --
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Appendix C. Engine Comparison Table --
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Acknowledgments --
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Archives Consulted --
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Notes --
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Glossary --
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Bibliography --
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Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-38859-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7208/9780226388625
