tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510895126408960571.post726120493247142787..comments2023-11-10T05:21:02.149-05:00Comments on N631S: Book Review: "Slide Rule" by Nevil ShuteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510895126408960571.post-84677390439460064892015-11-02T07:27:32.297-05:002015-11-02T07:27:32.297-05:00I'm fairly certain there was a follow-up volum...I'm fairly certain there was a follow-up volume, called iirc, "Set Square". He never wrote it.The Boemelaarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167011480309188023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510895126408960571.post-8124199958600192062010-11-16T07:48:38.455-05:002010-11-16T07:48:38.455-05:00Jim:
Re: "...prude", I guess he was a t...Jim:<br /><br />Re: "...prude", I guess he was a true product of his time - strait-laced Edwardian Englishman.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.<br /><br />Fly safe(ly),<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510895126408960571.post-12897232437138247422010-11-16T00:22:40.890-05:002010-11-16T00:22:40.890-05:00Frank,
It's a great book -- I've read it ...Frank,<br /><br />It's a great book -- I've read it twice in the past two years -- and you've captured it well. I'm a big fan of airships, as you might have noticed in my blog, and his discussion really added a lot to my understanding of the engineering involved. But, man, was he a prude!Dr.ATPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577827249492491854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510895126408960571.post-27550734480978156602010-08-26T07:58:39.930-04:002010-08-26T07:58:39.930-04:00Dave:
I'm glad you added the point that "...Dave:<br /><br />I'm glad you added the point that "Slide Rule" is highly worthwhile even if the aviation stuff is peripheral to one's interests. On this aviation-focused blog I gave that aspect short shrift.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510895126408960571.post-35983058645900980982010-08-26T03:39:49.563-04:002010-08-26T03:39:49.563-04:00Thanks for digging this book out and writing about...Thanks for digging this book out and writing about it. I've long been a huge fan of Mr. Norway and consider it a bit of a shame that US students, if exposed to him at all, seldom seem to know anything about him except as the author of "On the Beach", hardly his best work.<br /><br />I just recently watched an episode of "Britain's Greatest Machines" where they gave a sketchy description of the star-crossed R101 program, completely neglecting the fact that the R100, partially Mr. Norway's work, had completed a round trip trans-Atlantic crossing with passengers in 1930 ... before some famous trans-Atlantic fliers had even decided to make the flight.<br /><br />Truly an interesting man and "Slide Rule" is well worth a read for it's insights into business and ethics, even ignoring its fascinating aviation vignettes.Dave Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853160665847969116noreply@blogger.com