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Slide Rule : the Autobiography of an Engineer by Shute, Nevil is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Slide Rule : the Autobiography of an Engineer about?
Nevil Shute was a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute’s path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. The inspiration for many of the themes and concerns of Shutes novels can be found in this enjoyable and enlightening memoir.
Who reads Slide Rule : the Autobiography of an Engineer?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage International;Vintage Books
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307474186
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Technology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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