Sharing credit with Germany's Dr. Hans von Ohain for independently inventing the turbojet engine (though some years earlier than Dr. von Ohain), he is hailed by some as the father of jet propulsion.
Sharing credit with Germany's Dr. Hans von Ohain for independently inventing the turbojet engine (though some years earlier than Dr. von Ohain), one of the types of jet mostly used today. He is hailed by some as the father of jet propulsion.