| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 269 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Keith Lucas was killed instantly when his BE2 biplane collided with that of a colleague over Salisbury Plain on 5 October 1916. As a captain in the Royal Flying Corps, Lucas would have known that his death was a very real risk of the work he was doing in support of Britain's war effort. But Lucas wasn't a career pilot--he was a scientist. The Flying Mathematicians of World War I details the advances and sacrifices of a select group of pioneers who left the safety of their laboratories to drive aeronautics forward at a critical moment in history. These mathematicians and scientists, including Lucas, took up the challenge to advance British aviation during the war and soon realized that they would need to learn how to fly themselves if they were to complete their mission. Set in the context of a new field of engineering, driven apace by conflict, the book follows Lucas and his colleagues as they endured freezing cockpits and engaged in aerial versions of Russian roulette in order to expand our understanding of aeronautics. Tony Royle deftly navigates this fascinating history of technical achievement, imagination, and ingenuity punctuated by bravery, persistence, and tragedy. As a result, The Flying Mathematicians of World War I makes accessible the mathematics and the personal stories that forever changed the course of aviation. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Aeronautics. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- Great Britain -- Mathematics -- History -- 20th century.
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Mathematics. |
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Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Mathematicians. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Air pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Air pilots. |
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Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Scientists. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
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Aeronautics -- Mathematics. |
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World War (1914-1918) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
The flying mathematicians of World War One |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Royle, Tony, 1959- Flying mathematicians of World War I. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020 0228003733 9780228003731 (OCoLC)1141516064 |
| ISBN |
9780228005100 electronic book |
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0228005108 electronic book |
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