Frank Whittle
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 27 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 1,1907 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Coventry |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 8,1996 |
| Died | Columbia |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Hazel Hall |
| Job | Inventor |
| Aviator | |
| Rocket scientist | |
| Education | Royal Air Force College Cranwell |
| Peterhouse, Cambridge | |
| North Leamington School | |
| University of Cambridge | |
| RAF College Cranwell | |
| Peterhouse | |
| Books | Jet |
| Gas Turbine Aero-thermodynamics: With Special Reference to Aircraft Propulsion | |
| Awards | Charles Stark Draper Prize |
| Rumford Medal | |
| Legion of Merit | |
| Movies/Shows | Whittle: The Jet Pioneer |
| Children | Ian Whittle |
| David Whittle | |
| Parents | Moses Whittle |
| Sara Alice Garlick | |
| Place of burial | Royal Air Force Cranwell, Cranwell Village, United Kingdom |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 552277 |
Frank Whittle Life story
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, FRAeS was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force air officer. He is credited with having invented the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention which was technically unfeasible at the time.
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