From : The Wall Street Journal
Photo : Hulton archives /getty images
Avery, 248 pages, $27
A jetliner—no matter how uncomfortable—is arguably the closest humans have come to having a time machine. Board one in New York, go to sleep, and wake up Africa. Pretty cool, no?
So it's ironic that the term "jet age" today sounds almost quaint, suggesting a time of black-and-white televisions, men in hats and women in gloves. The jet engine is a truly amazing invention that remains at the cutting edge of many technologies, including software, aerodynamics and synthetic materials.
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