Barnes Wallis is best known as the 'boffin' behind the famous bouncing bomb used by 617 Squadron to breach the Ruhr dams in 1943 but his work covers a far wider canvas. It ranges from airships through novel aircraft structures & special weapons to long-range supersonic aircraft & an extensive patent portfolio. This book describes the huge breadth of Wallis's work showing how his genius brought totally new ideas into these various fields & revealing the science & engineering expertise that he deployed to make them work. Extensive use of illustrations
- both line artwork & photographs
- demonstrates the concepts involved.