Guru Madhavan

The Blue Box (eBook, ePUB)

Ed Link and the Birth of Modern Aviation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An abridgment of Wicked Problems

The story of Ed Linkthe unsung engineer who opened the skies for aspiring pilotsand an ode to the art of ingenuity.

After the Wright brothers helped America find her wings, the early days of aviation were fraught with disaster. That is, until 1929, when Ed Link invented the flight simulator, which allowed pilots to train on the ground. Dubbed the blue box, the Link Trainer forged more than half a million Allied Force pilots and revolutionized aviation. Link's later workfrom the Apollo missions to deepsea submersiblesreengineered twentiethcentury America. Rich with lessons for today's creators, The Blue Box reinvigorates the legacy of a man who transformed our access to the skies, stars, and sea.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781324117971
• Artikelnr.: 75601356

Autorenporträt

Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. He is a prizewinning author of essays and books, including Wicked Problems and Applied Minds. He lives in Washington, DC.