Actions for Sir Henry Royce [electronic resource] : Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines

Email RIS file
Bookmark
Report an Issue

Sir Henry Royce [electronic resource] : Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines

Author
Reese, Peter, 1932-
Published
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (255 pages)
Access Online

Availability

I Want It
I Want It

Finding items...

Contents
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1: Emergent Engineer -- 1 Early Struggles -- 2 Royce and Claremont -- Branching Out -- 3 Royce and His Motor Car -- Part 2: Of Wheels and Wings -- 4 Rolls and Royce -- 5 Johnson, Royce and the Silver Ghost -- 6 The Silver Ghost in Peace and War -- 7 Royce's Move to Aero Engines -- Part 3: Post-War Challenges -- 8 The 1920s: Automobiles versus Aero Engines -- 9 Royce's Aero Engine and the Schneider Trophy Contest of 1929 -- Part 4: Master Designer -- 10 Automobiles -- Preserving the Marque and 11 Winning the Schneider Trophy Contest of 1931 -- 12 Royce: The Man and His Achievements -- Notes -- Select Bibliography
Summary
The life and genius of Henry Royce, the outstanding, retiring, and often tyrannical founder of Rolls-Royce.
Subject(s)
Genre(s)
ISBN
1803990813
9781803990811 (electronic bk.)
Note
Description based upon print version of record.
View MARC record | catkey: 43155075