JET: THE ENGINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (PB)

The invention of the jet engine shrank the world and changed our lives forever. Commercial jet aircraft revolutionised travel, opening up every corner of the planet. The world’s first jet airliner was the British de Havilland Comet, Britain then gave away the technology – to both the United States and the Soviet Unio. The Jet Set, the air hostess and the package holiday all followed. Yet, there were downsides to the world-reaching power of this phenomenon. Jet tells the story of this brilliant technology.