The Balloon Factory - The Story of the Men Who Built Britain's First Flying Machines

Informationen zum Autor Alexander Frater has contributed to various UK publications - Miles Kington called him 'the funniest man who wrote for Punch since the war' - and as chief travel correspondent of the Observer , he won an unprecedented number of British Press Travel Awards. He lives in London though, whenever time and money allow, is likely to be found skulking deep in the hot, wet tropics. Klappentext Alexander Frater's new book is about a small, largely forgotten group of young men who, early in the 20th Century, competed to build and fly England's first aeroplane.Alexander Frater’s new book is about a small, largely forgotten group of young men who, early in the 20th Century, competed to build and fly England’s first aeroplane. Zusammenfassung Alexander Frater’s new book is about a small, largely forgotten group of young men who, early in the 20th Century, competed to build and fly England’s first aeroplane.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Frater, Frater Alexander
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.05.2009
• EAN: 9780330433112
• ISBN: 978-0-330-43311-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, Aerospace and aviation technology