Description
| Product ID: | 9780750999007 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Sir Henry Royce |
| Subtitle: | Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Reese |
| Subjects: | Biography: business and industry, Biography: business & industry, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Transport industries, Transport industries, Road and motor vehicles: general interest, Aircraft and aviation, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Road transport industries, Aerospace & air transport industries, Road & motor vehicles: general interest, Aircraft: general interest, Derbyshire, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The life and genius of Henry Royce, the outstanding, retiring, and often tyrannical founder of Rolls-Royce It’s hard to imagine a history of British engineering without Rolls-Royce: there would be no Silver Ghost, no Merlin for the Spitfire, no Alcock and Brown. Rolls-Royce is one of the most recognisable brands in the world. But what of the man who designed them? The youngest of five children, Frederick Henry Royce was born into almost Dickensian circumstances: the family business failed by the time he was 4, his father died in a Greenwich poorhouse when he was 9, and he only managed two fragmented years of formal schooling. But he made all of it count. In Sir Henry Royce: Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines, acclaimed aeronautical historian Peter Reese explores the life of an almost forgotten genius, from his humble beginnings to his greatest achievements. Impeccably researched and featuring almost 100 illustrations, this is the remarkable story of British success on a global stage. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-12 |
