The flying mathematicians of World War I /

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"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. B...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Royle, Tony, 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]
Temas:
1900-1999
Aeronautics > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Aeronautics > Great Britain > Mathematics > History > 20th century.
Mathematicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Air pilots > Great Britain > Biography.
Scientists > Great Britain > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain.
Aéronautique > Grande-Bretagne > Mathématiques > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mathématiciens > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Pilotes d'aéronef > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
SCIENCE / History.
Aeronautics
Aeronautics > Mathematics
Air pilots
Mathematicians
Scientists
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A flying monk
  • Overture to war
  • Read all about it!
  • Talisman
  • A physiologist and a physicist
  • Industrialization and the Admiralty
  • Two observers, three hills
  • Conclusion.

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