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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN num: 9781904408093
ISBN number: 1904408095
Label: Bank House Books
Manufacturer: Bank House Books
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Page Count: 252
Printing Date: October 31, 2004
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Noel Pemberton Billing was a far-sighted polymath of events on the world scene in the very first half of the last century. During his 67 years of very full life he was a prolific inventor and designer of aircraft, founding his own aerodrome in 1908 and later the Supermarine Company, which went on to produce the Spitfire fighter of WW2. His more than 100 inventions covered such diverse subjects as unbreakable and long-playing discs and one of the very first pocket cameras.
He was also a playwright, author, actor, gun-runner, spy and much more besides. A colourful and very Independent Member of Parliament during WW1, he was the victim of several politically instigated "dirty tricks" one of which resulted in him having to defend himself in a criminal libel case. Against all odds and to much popular acclaim he was acquitted.
Barbara Stoney's thorough research has produced a fascinating and highly readable account of the life of this complex and extraordinary man.
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