Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation (Sloan Technology Series)

a gripping in-depth look at how Americas $200 billion aviation industry took flight "To understand the industry this is necessary reading." --The Miami Herald "With the precision of a scientist a good reporters marshaling of disparate facts and the vigor of a natural storyteller Heppenheimer offers an absorbing narrative." --Richard Snow Editor American Heritage. "Tom Heppenheimer tells a fascinating story." -- R. T. Jones Inventor of the swept wing. "An important addition to the history of technology as well as business." -- Publishers Weekly. "An airworthy briefing firmly grounded in the applied science and allied realities that permit air transport of passengers and cargo over long distances and high speeds." -- Kirkus Reviews.