FRANK WHITTLE, JET ENGINE INVENTOR, DIES AT AGE 89
British-born Sir Frank Whittle, the man credited with inventing the jet engine, died in August at age 89. He had been living in the United States since 1976. His invention was patented in 1930 and, therefore, the British could have been the first to fly a jet aircraft. But the government rejected...
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