'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the
most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES
HOLLAND Barnes Wallis became a household name after the hit 1955
film The Dam Busters, in which Michael Redgrave portrayed him as a
shy genius at odds with bureaucracy. This simplified a complicated
man. Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that
spanned most of the 20th century, from airships at its start to
reusable spacecraft near the end. In the years between he pioneered
new kinds of aircraft structure, bombs to alter the way in which
wars are fought, and aeroplanes that could change shape in flight.
Later work extended to radio telescopy, prosthetic limbs, and plans
for a fleet of high-speed cargo submarines to travel the world's
oceans in silence. For all his fame, little is known about the man
himself - the confirmed bachelor who in his mid-30s fell hopelessly
in love with his teenage cousin-in-law, the enthusiast for outdoor
life who in his eighties still liked to walk up a mountain, or the
rationalist who dallied with Catholic spiritualty. Dam Buster draws
on family records to reveal someone thick with contradictions: a
Victorian who in his imagination ranged far into the 21st century;
a romantic for whom nostalgic pastoral and advanced technology went
together; an unassuming man who kept a close eye on his legacy.
Wallis was last in a line of engineers who combined hands-on
experience with searching vision. Richard Morris sets out to locate
him in Britain's grand narrative.
General
| Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Richard Morris
|
| Dimensions: |
238 x 154 x 48mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
528 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4746-2342-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4746-2342-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781474623421 |
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