Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space age [Audiobook] download free by Tom D. Crouch
- Listen audiobook: Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space age
- Author: Tom D. Crouch
- Release date: 2004/5/20
- Publisher: WW NORTON & CO
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9780393326208
- Rating: 8.67 of 10
- Votes: 114
- Review by: Zachery Andrew
- Review rating: 7.18 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/8
- Duration: 9H8M52S in 256 kbps (147.6 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-28
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: AU, FLAC, WMA, WAV, MPEG4, MP3 (compression ISO, ARJ, 7Z, DMG, RAR, ZIP)
- Total pages original book: 738
- Includes a PDF summary of 84 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 1H3M47S (16.8 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: The invention of the airplane ushered in the modern age-a new era of global commerce, revolutionary technologies, and total war. Whatever the practical consequences, the sheer exhilaration of flight captured the imagination. No longer bound to the surface of the earth, humans took the first steps on a journey that would eventually carry them to other worlds. Tom Crouch weaves the people, machines, and ideas of the air age into a compelling narrative. He tells how the enthusiasm of amateurs spawned an industry that determined the rise and fall of nations. Yet this is not a tale of unalloyed progress. Moments of exaltation were tempered by bitter disappointment and stark terror. Blind alleys were the price of technical progress. In the end, there is no more fascinating cast of characters than those who wrote history in the sky. Theirs is a fascinating story of realizing an extraordinary dream and riding it.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Aircraft, History Of Engineering & Technology, Military History, Aerospace & Aviation Technology
- Download servers: Torrent, Dropbox, SandCage, Hotfile, Uploaded. Compressed in ISO, ARJ, 7Z, DMG, RAR, ZIP
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 47.67 USD
- Dimensions: 155x234x33mm
- Weight: 880g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: New York, United States
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