The early development of the aviation industry entrepreneurs of the sky
Introduction -- Entrepreneurship, its origins and recent experience -- Overview of the global aviation industry 1903 to 1945 -- Entrepreneurial aviators -- The earliest days in the United States : the Wright brothers, Glenn H. Curtiss, Allan Lockheed and Glenn L. Martin -- The French connection : Lo...
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2019
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- Entrepreneurship, its origins and recent experience -- Overview of the global aviation industry 1903 to 1945 -- Entrepreneurial aviators -- The earliest days in the United States : the Wright brothers, Glenn H. Curtiss, Allan Lockheed and Glenn L. Martin -- The French connection : Louis Blériot Raymond Saulnier, the Farman brothers and Marcel Dassault -- The British pioneers : A.V. Roe, the Short brothers, Robert Blackburn and Frederick Handley -- The captains of industry : George holt Thomas and Thomas Sopwith -- From domestic aviation to military : Geoffrey de Havilland and Nevil Shute -- The engine makers : Henry Royce and Frederick B. Rentschler -- A new era of transport : James Smith McDonnell, Donald Willis Douglas and William Boeing -- Summary -- A global industry -- Starters and runners : innovation and security industry -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 211 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781138368743 978-1-138-36874-3 |